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Kontrollierst du bitte den Wasserhahn im Bad?
Could you check the bathroom tap, please?
Grammar
- Plural
- die Wasserhähne 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 Wasserhahn | die Wasserhähne |
Die alten Wasserhähne tropfen schon seit Wochen.
The old taps have been dripping for weeks.
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| Accusative wen? was? | den Wasserhahn | die Wasserhähne |
Ich mache den Wasserhahn zu.
I turn off the tap.
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| Dative wem? | dem Wasserhahn | den Wasserhähnen |
Aus dem Wasserhahn tropft Wasser.
Water is dripping from the tap.
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| Genitive wessen? | des Wasserhahns | der Wasserhähne |
How the Word Is Built
Wasser root hahn root
A compound: das Wasser + der Hahn
The last word gives the article. More rules
Word family
In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde calls the caretaker
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