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die Mauer

B1

wall

English meaning
wall
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Mauern
Vocabulary package
Buildings & Architecture

Mauer in a sentence

Die Kinder sind über die Mauer geklettert.

The children climbed over the wall.

Declension of die Mauer

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Mauerdie Mauern
Accusativedie Mauerdie Mauern
Dativeder Mauerden Mauern
Genitiveder Mauerder Mauern

Word family

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Where Mauer comes from

seit dem 8. Jahrhundert bezeugt; mittelhochdeutsch: mūr, mūre; althochdeutsch: mûra; von gleichbedeutend lateinisch murus entlehnt

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Questions about Mauer

Is it der, die or das Mauer?

It is die Mauer — Mauer is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Mauern.

What is the plural of Mauer?

The plural of die Mauer is die Mauern.

What is the genitive of Mauer?

The genitive singular is der Mauer. The dative plural is den Mauern.

What does Mauer mean in English?

die Mauer means "wall". For example: "Die Kinder sind über die Mauer geklettert." — "The children climbed over the wall."

What level is Mauer in German?

Mauer is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the buildings & architecture vocabulary.

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