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Ein Tropfen Medizin fällt auf den Löffel. A drop of medicine falls onto the spoon.

noun · A2

der Tropfen

[ˈtʁɔp͡fn̩]

drop

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Other Examples

  • Ich nehme dreimal am Tag zehn Tropfen.

    I take ten drops three times a day.

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Ich nehme …

  • Gibst du mir bitte die Tropfen für die Nase?

    Can you pass me the nose drops, please?

  • Lotte zählt die Tropfen ganz genau.

    Lotte counts the drops very carefully.

Grammar

Plural
die Tropfen 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 Tropfen die Tropfen
An Ottis Finger ist ein Tropfen Blut. There's a drop of blood on Otti's finger.
Accusative wen? was? den Tropfen die Tropfen
Dative wem? dem Tropfen den Tropfen
Genitive wessen? des Tropfens der Tropfen

In Otti's situations: Otti has a cold

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