The idea
Use die Garage for the nominative singular, die Garage for the accusative, der Garage for the dative, and der Garage for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Garagen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Garage | die Garagen |
| Akkusativ | die Garage | die Garagen |
| Dativ | der Garage | den Garagen |
| Genitiv | der Garage | der Garagen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Garage names a place for parking vehicles; a repair business is usually eine Werkstatt.
Useful combinations: in der Garage; eine Garage mieten; das Garagentor. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Garagedie GarageThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Garage. In the meaning taught here, Garage is feminine. The nominative plural is die Garagen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Garage neben dem Haus steht leer.The garage beside the house is empty.
- Wir nutzen die Garage auch für unsere Fahrräder.We also use the garage for our bicycles.
- In der Garage hängt eine Luftpumpe.A bicycle pump hangs in the garage.
- Das Tor der Garage lässt sich elektrisch öffnen.The garage door can be opened electrically.
- Hinter dem Wohnblock entstehen sechs Garagen.Six garages are being built behind the apartment block.
- Vor den Garagen darf niemand parken.No one may park in front of the garages.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Garage — die Garagen. Garage names a place for parking vehicles; a repair business is usually eine Werkstatt.
Try it yourself
___ Garage (der / die / das)
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die
die: Garage is feminine.
Plural: die Garage → die ___
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Garagen
Garagen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Garage (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Garage.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Garage (der / die / das)
Plural: die Garage → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Garage (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Garage and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.