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Usages of der

Abends sehen wir eine Nachrichtensendung, in der ein Journalist das Verhalten der Regierung erklärt.
In the evening we watch a news program in which a journalist explains the behavior of the government.
Jetzt leitet sie eine Gruppe, in der Menschen offen über ihre Emotionen sprechen.
Now she leads a group in which people speak openly about their emotions.
Meine Freundin träumt von einer Zukunft, in der jede Burg ein offenes Museum ist und im Innenhof Konzerte in völliger Stille beginnen.
My girlfriend dreams of a future in which every castle is an open museum and in the inner courtyard concerts begin in complete silence.
In der Garage hat mein Vater eine Werkzeugkiste, in der alle Schraubenzieher und Zangen ordentlich liegen.
In the garage my father has a toolbox in which all screwdrivers and pliers lie neatly.
In der Hütte hängt eine alte Grafik mit einem Pfeil, der den sicheren Weg ins Tal zeigt.
In the hut there is an old graphic with an arrow that shows the safe way down into the valley.
Die Dozentin erklärt uns die Reihenfolge, in der wir die Übungen bearbeiten sollen.
The lecturer explains to us the order in which we are supposed to work on the exercises.

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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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