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Questions & Answers about Der Regen fällt langsam.
Why is Regen capitalized?
In German, all nouns are always written with an initial capital letter, no matter where they appear in a sentence.
Why is the article Der used before Regen, and how do I know Regen is masculine?
Every German noun has a grammatical gender (masculine, feminine or neuter). The noun Regen (“rain”) is masculine, so in the nominative singular (when it’s the subject) it takes the masculine definite article der.
What case is der Regen, and why?
It’s in the nominative case because it’s the subject of the sentence (“the one doing the action”). Subjects in German are always nominative.
What does fällt mean, and how is it related to the infinitive fallen?
fällt is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb fallen (“to fall”). So Der Regen fällt literally means “The rain falls.”
Why does the vowel change to an umlaut in fällt?