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Lotte übt ihren Vortrag vor dem Spiegel. Lotte practises her talk in front of the mirror.

noun · B2

der Vortrag

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁaːk]

talk, presentation, lecture

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Grammar

Plural
die Vorträge 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 Vortrag die Vorträge
Wie lange soll dein Vortrag dauern, zwanzig Minuten? How long is your talk supposed to be, twenty minutes?
Accusative wen? was? den Vortrag die Vorträge
Hätte ich den Vortrag früher geübt, wäre ich jetzt ruhiger. If I'd practised the talk earlier, I'd be calmer now.
Dative wem? dem Vortrag den Vorträgen
Hast du sofort erfasst, worum es in dem Vortrag eigentlich ging? Did you grasp straight away what the talk was actually about?
Genitive wessen? des Vortrags der Vorträge
Am Ende des Vortrags danken wir dem Publikum für seine Aufmerksamkeit. At the end of the talk we thank the audience for its attention.

How the Word Is Built

Vor prefix trag root

vor-
before, in front: vorstellen (to introduce), vorbereiten (to prepare). Separable: Ich stelle mich vor.

Word family

vortragentragen

In Otti's situations: Lotte gives a presentation

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