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Am Ufer sitzt Kalle und schaut aufs Wasser. Kalle sits on the shore and looks at the water.

noun · A2

das Ufer

[ˈuːfɐ]

shore, bank

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Grammar

Plural
die Ufer 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 Ufer die Ufer
Die Ufer der Spree sind im Sommer voller Leute. In summer, the banks of the Spree are full of people.
Accusative wen? was? das Ufer die Ufer
Emil zieht sich mit einer Decke und einem Buch ans Ufer zurück. Emil retreats to the shore with a blanket and a book.
Dative wem? dem Ufer den Ufern
Schwimmst du bis zum anderen Ufer? Are you swimming to the other bank?
Genitive wessen? des Ufers der Ufer

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das Seeuferdas Flussufer

In Otti's situations: Kalle in the forest

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