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Würdest du lieber bei einem großen Verlag oder bei einem kleinen unabhängigen veröffentlichen?
Would you rather publish with a big publisher or a small independent one?
Grammar
- Plural
- die Verlage 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 Verlag | die Verlage |
Die kleinen Verlage in Berlin arbeiten mit Herzblut, selbst wenn am Jahresende kaum Gewinn bleibt.
Berlin's small publishers work with passion, even if hardly any profit is left at the end of the year.
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| Accusative wen? was? | den Verlag | die Verlage |
Darf ich dein Manuskript lesen, bevor du es an den Verlag schickst?
May I read your manuscript before you send it to the publisher?
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| Dative wem? | dem Verlag | den Verlagen |
Lotte jobbt neben dem Studium bei einem Verlag für Kinderbücher und liest dort Manuskripte.
Alongside her studies, Lotte works part-time at a children's book publisher, reading manuscripts.
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| Genitive wessen? | des Verlags | der Verlage |
How the Word Is Built
Ver prefix lag root
- ver-
- often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
Word family
In Otti's situations: Bruno writes a cookbook
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