Vokabahn

Grab

Vokabahn
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Noun

das Grab

Pronunciation: /ɡʁaːp/

grave

B1 rank #2,470 plural Gräber

Meanings

Noun
  1. grave
  2. tomb

Example sentence

Sie schaufelt sich ihr eigenes Grab.

She is digging her own grave.

Word forms

singular das Grab
plural die Gräber

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedas Grab
Accusativedas Grab
Dativedem Grab
Genitivedes Grabes

Plural

Nominativedie Gräber
Accusativedie Gräber
Dativeden Gräbern
Genitiveder Gräber

Usage

  • Blumen auf ein Grab legen — put flowers on a grave; accusative for the destination
  • das Grab / die Gräber — grave / graves; note the umlaut
Extra sentence

Auf dem Grab ihrer Großmutter stehen frische Blumen.

There are fresh flowers on her grandmother's grave.