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Otti sieht in den Spiegel. Otti looks in the mirror.

noun · A1

der Spiegel

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩]

mirror

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Other Examples

  • Ich putze den Spiegel im Bad.

    I'm cleaning the mirror in the bathroom.

  • Habt ihr einen Spiegel im Flur?

    Do you have a mirror in the hall?

  • Bei Frau Hilde hängt ein alter Spiegel.

    There's an old mirror at Frau Hilde's.

Grammar

Plural
die Spiegel In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Spiegel die Spiegel
Bei Frau Hilde hängt ein alter Spiegel. There's an old mirror at Frau Hilde's.
Accusative wen? was? den Spiegel die Spiegel
Ich putze den Spiegel im Bad. I'm cleaning the mirror in the bathroom.
Dative wem? dem Spiegel den Spiegeln
Frida übt ihren Pitch vor dem Spiegel. Frida practises her pitch in front of the mirror.
Genitive wessen? des Spiegels der Spiegel

How the Word Is Built

Word family

spiegelndas Spiegelbildder Rückspiegel

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