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die Tafel

A2

blackboard

English meaning
blackboard
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Tafeln
Vocabulary package
Classroom & School Things

Tafel in a sentence

Der Lehrer schreibt das neue Wort an die Tafel.

The teacher writes the new word on the blackboard.

Declension of die Tafel

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Tafeldie Tafeln
Accusativedie Tafeldie Tafeln
Dativeder Tafelden Tafeln
Genitiveder Tafelder Tafeln

Where Tafel comes from

mittelhochdeutsch tavel, tavele, althochdeutsch tavala, tabela, im 8. Jahrhundert von frühromanisch tavola entlehnt, das auf lateinisch tabula „Brett“ zurückgeht

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Questions about Tafel

Is it der, die or das Tafel?

It is die Tafel — Tafel is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Tafeln.

What is the plural of Tafel?

The plural of die Tafel is die Tafeln.

What is the genitive of Tafel?

The genitive singular is der Tafel. The dative plural is den Tafeln.

What does Tafel mean in English?

die Tafel means "blackboard". For example: "Der Lehrer schreibt das neue Wort an die Tafel." — "The teacher writes the new word on the blackboard."

What level is Tafel in German?

Tafel is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the classroom & school things vocabulary.

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