Noun
der Komet
Pronunciation: /koˈmeːt/
comet
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plural Kometen
Meanings
Noun
- comet
Example sentence
Der Komet ist heute Abend mit bloßem Auge zu sehen.
The comet can be seen with the naked eye this evening.
Word forms
singular
der Komet
plural
die Kometen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Komet
Accusativeden Kometen
Dativedem Kometen
Genitivedes Kometen
Plural
Nominativedie Kometen
Accusativedie Kometen
Dativeden Kometen
Genitiveder Kometen
Komet is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- einen Kometen beobachten — Observe a comet; the weak masculine noun takes -en here.
- der Schweif eines Kometen — A comet's tail; Schweif is the usual word for this feature.
Auf der Aufnahme war der Schweif des Kometen gut zu erkennen.
The comet's tail was clearly visible in the image.