The idea
Use die Bürste for the nominative singular, die Bürste for the accusative, der Bürste for the dative, and der Bürste for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Bürsten.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bürste | die Bürsten |
| Akkusativ | die Bürste | die Bürsten |
| Dativ | der Bürste | den Bürsten |
| Genitiv | der Bürste | der Bürsten |
Meaning and useful combinations
Bürste is a brush with bristles. Compounds such as Zahnbürste and Haarbürste specify its purpose.
Useful combinations: eine weiche Bürste; mit der Bürste reinigen; die Haarbürste. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Bürstedie BürsteThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Bürste. In the meaning taught here, Bürste is feminine. The nominative plural is die Bürsten. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Bürste mit dem Holzgriff ist neu.The brush with the wooden handle is new.
- Ich suche eine Bürste für meine Schuhe.I am looking for a brush for my shoes.
- Mit der Bürste entferne ich den trockenen Schlamm.I remove the dry mud with the brush.
- Die Borsten der Bürste sind sehr weich.The brush's bristles are very soft.
- Im Becher stehen zwei schmale Bürsten.There are two narrow brushes in the cup.
- An den Bürsten kleben noch Farbreste.There are still traces of paint on the brushes.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Bürste — die Bürsten. Bürste is a brush with bristles. Compounds such as Zahnbürste and Haarbürste specify its purpose.
Try it yourself
___ Bürste (der / die / das)
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die
die: Bürste is feminine.
Plural: die Bürste → die ___
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Bürsten
Bürsten: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Bürste (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Bürste.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Bürste (der / die / das)
Plural: die Bürste → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Bürste (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Bürste and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.