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Bruno weint, weil er eine Zwiebel schneidet. Bruno is crying because he's cutting an onion.

noun · B1

die Zwiebel

[ˈt͡sviːbl̩]

onion

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Grammar

Plural
die Zwiebeln 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? die Zwiebel die Zwiebeln
Accusative wen? was? die Zwiebel die Zwiebeln
Dative wem? der Zwiebel den Zwiebeln
Genitive wessen? der Zwiebel der Zwiebeln

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Zwiebelsuppeder Zwiebelkuchen

In Otti's situations: Bruno takes a cooking class

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