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Über Frau Hildes Küchentür hängt ein altes Sprichwort. An old proverb hangs above Frau Hilde's kitchen door.

noun · B2

das Sprichwort

[ˈʃpʁɪçˌvɔʁt]

proverb, saying

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Other Examples

  • Ich sammle deutsche Sprichwörter und schreibe sie in ein kleines Heft.

    I collect German proverbs and write them in a little notebook.

  • Kennst du ein ukrainisches Sprichwort, das dasselbe bedeutet?

    Do you know a Ukrainian proverb that means the same thing?

  • Bruno erklärt Otti das Sprichwort „Der Ton macht die Musik“.

    Bruno explains the proverb "Der Ton macht die Musik" (it's not what you say but how you say it) to Otti.

Grammar

Plural
die Sprichwörter 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? das Sprichwort die Sprichwörter
Accusative wen? was? das Sprichwort die Sprichwörter
Dative wem? dem Sprichwort den Sprichwörtern
Genitive wessen? des Sprichworts der Sprichwörter

How the Word Is Built

Sprich root wort root

A compound: Sprich + das Wort

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

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