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Usages of der Löffel
der Suppenlöffel
the soup spoon
a big spoon
There is a synonym which is used more often, especially for measuring:
der Eßlöffel
Did you notice the beginning of the verb essen in there? We ll get to this form later...
der Mohrrübensuppenlöffel
the spoon for eating carrot soup
Not that we Germans have particular spoons for carrot soup... but at least we can talk about them :D
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“How do German cases work?”
German has four grammatical cases: nominative (subject), accusative (direct object), dative (indirect object), and genitive (possession). The case determines the form of articles and adjectives. For example, "the dog" is "der Hund" as a subject but "den Hund" as a direct object.
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