Usages of mal ... mal
Mal ist die Geldkassette voll, mal bleibt sie leer.
Sometimes the cash box is full, sometimes it remains empty.
Mal feilscht eine Kundin, mal handelt sie den Verkaufspreis herunter.
Sometimes a customer haggles, sometimes she bargains the selling price down.
Der Verkaufspreis ist mal günstig, mal teuer.
The selling price is sometimes inexpensive, sometimes expensive.
Mal sortieren wir Kleidung aus, mal geben wir sie weiter.
Sometimes we sort out clothing, sometimes we pass it on.
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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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