Die Kinder bringen ihre Bücher in die Bibliothek.

the child

Breakdown of Die Kinder bringen ihre Bücher in die Bibliothek.

• das Buch: the book
• in: into
• bringen: to bring

Questions & Answers about Die Kinder bringen ihre Bücher in die Bibliothek.

Why is it “Die Kinder” and not something like “Die Kindern”?

“Die Kinder” is in the nominative plural, because the children are the subject of the sentence (they are doing the action of bringing).

• Kind = child (singular)
  
  • Nominative singular: das Kind
• Kinder = children (plural)
  
  • Nominative plural: die Kinder

In German, most neuter and masculine nouns simply take -er or some other plural ending, and the nominative plural article is always “die” (for all genders):

• das Kind → die Kinder
• der Tisch → die Tische
• die Frau → die Frauen

There is no extra -n on Kinder in the nominative plural, so “Die Kindern” is incorrect here.

What case is “ihre Bücher”, and why?