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Lotte schreibt ein schönes Zitat an den Anfang ihrer Arbeit. Lotte puts a beautiful quote at the beginning of her thesis.

noun · B2

das Zitat

[t͡siˈtaːt]

quotation, quote

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Grammar

Plural
die Zitate 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 Zitat die Zitate
Accusative wen? was? das Zitat die Zitate
Dative wem? dem Zitat den Zitaten
Mit einem Zitat leitet Otti elegant zum nächsten Thema über. With a quote, Otti moves elegantly on to the next topic.
Genitive wessen? des Zitats der Zitate
Kannst du die Urheberschaft dieses Zitats belegen, oder stammt es einfach aus dem Netz? Can you prove the authorship of this quotation, or is it just from the internet?

How the Word Is Built

Zit root at suffix

Word family

In Otti's situations: Lotte writes her thesis, Lotte and academic honesty

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