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die Flechte

B2

lichen

English meaning
lichen
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Flechten
Vocabulary package
Trees & Plants

Flechte in a sentence

Die grüne Flechte wächst auf dem Stein.

The green lichen grows on the rock.

Declension of die Flechte

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Flechtedie Flechten
Accusativedie Flechtedie Flechten
Dativeder Flechteden Flechten
Genitiveder Flechteder Flechten

Where Flechte comes from

spätmittelhochdeutsch vlehte „Haarflechte“, belegt seit dem 14. Jahrhundert, später übertragen auf die Pflanze und den Hautausschlag

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Questions about Flechte

Is it der, die or das Flechte?

It is die Flechte — Flechte is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Flechten.

What is the plural of Flechte?

The plural of die Flechte is die Flechten.

What is the genitive of Flechte?

The genitive singular is der Flechte. The dative plural is den Flechten.

What does Flechte mean in English?

die Flechte means "lichen". For example: "Die grüne Flechte wächst auf dem Stein." — "The green lichen grows on the rock."

What level is Flechte in German?

Flechte is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the trees & plants vocabulary.

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