Noun
das Alphabet
Pronunciation: /al.faˈbeːt/
alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)
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plural Alphabete
Meanings
Noun
- alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)
Example sentence
Mein Sohn kann das ganze Alphabet schon aufsagen.
My son can already recite the whole alphabet.
Word forms
singular
das Alphabet
plural
die Alphabete
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Alphabet
Accusativedas Alphabet
Dativedem Alphabet
Genitivedes Alphabets
Plural
Nominativedie Alphabete
Accusativedie Alphabete
Dativeden Alphabeten
Genitiveder Alphabete
Usage
- das Alphabet aufsagen — Recite the alphabet in its usual order.
- Alphabet / Buchstabe — The ordered set of letters versus one individual letter.
Das Kind schrieb das Alphabet mit Kreide auf den Hof.
The child wrote the alphabet in chalk in the courtyard.