Deklinieren

to decline (a noun, adjective, pronoun)

verb de-kli-NEE-ren Rare

Origin: from Latin declinare

Usage Note

deklinieren means to inflect a noun, adjective, or pronoun for case (Kasus), number, and gender. In German this is particularly important because of the four-case system. The noun is Deklination. Ein Adjektiv deklinieren = to decline an adjective (strong, weak, or mixed declension).

Examples

"Auf dem Übungsblatt sollen die Schüler das Nomen 'Kind' in allen vier Fällen deklinieren."

Natural Translation

On the worksheet, pupils are to decline the noun 'Kind' (child) in all four cases.

Literal Translation

On the exercise sheet shall the pupils the noun 'Kind' in all four cases decline.

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