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Frida klebt einen höflichen Zettel an die Tür der Nachbarn. Frida sticks a polite note on the neighbours' door.

noun · B1

der Zettel

[ˈt͡sɛtl̩]

note, slip of paper

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Other Examples

  • Ich schreibe mir die Einkaufsliste immer auf einen Zettel.

    I always write my shopping list on a slip of paper.

  • Schau mal, Bruno hat dir einen Zettel an den Kühlschrank geklebt.

    Look, Bruno has stuck a note on the fridge for you.

  • Wir haben im Treppenhaus einen Zettel für das Hoffest aufgehängt.

    We put up a notice in the stairwell about the courtyard party.

Grammar

Plural
die Zettel 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 Zettel die Zettel
Ein Zettel im Treppenhaus bietet Nachbarschaftshilfe an: Einkaufen, Blumen gießen, Briefe vorlesen. A note in the stairwell offers neighbourly help: shopping, watering plants, reading letters aloud.
Accusative wen? was? den Zettel die Zettel
Ich schreibe mir die Einkaufsliste immer auf einen Zettel. I always write my shopping list on a slip of paper.
Dative wem? dem Zettel den Zetteln
Die Adresse steht auf dem Zettel. The address is on the note.
Genitive wessen? des Zettels der Zettel

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Einkaufszettelder Notizzettel

In Otti's situations: Frida and the noisy neighbours

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