Noun
der Paragraph
Pronunciation: /paʁaˈɡʁaːf/
article, paragraph (section of a legal document)
C2
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plural Paragraphen
Meanings
Noun
- article, paragraph (section of a legal document)
Example sentence
Bitte beziehen Sie sich auf Paragraph zehn.
Please refer to paragraph ten.
Word forms
singular
der Paragraph
plural
die Paragraphen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Paragraph
Accusativeden Paragraphen
Dativedem Paragraphen
Genitivedes Paragraphen
Plural
Nominativedie Paragraphen
Accusativedie Paragraphen
Dativeden Paragraphen
Genitiveder Paragraphen
Paragraph is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- laut Paragraph fünf — According to section five of a law or regulation.
- Paragraph / Absatz — A numbered legal section versus a subsection or a paragraph of ordinary text.
Die Lehrerin erklärte den Paragraphen anhand eines erfundenen Falls.
The teacher explained the legal section using a fictional case.