Garten

noun
garden
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Garten means 'garden' and refers to a yard or cultivated outdoor area. It’s a masculine noun (der Garten) with plural Gärten (Umlaut + -n). Standard declension applies (z. B. dem Garten, die Gärten). Common prepositions: in (im Garten), in den Garten (movement).

Examples

Im Garten wachsen viele Blumen.
Many flowers grow in the garden.
Die Familie arbeitete im Garten, obwohl der Wetterbericht starken Regen angekündigt hatte.
The family worked in the garden even though the weather report had announced heavy rain.
Ich habe einen Garten.
I have a garden.

Details

PluralGärten

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeder Gartendie Gärten
genitivedes Gartensder Gärten
dativedem Gartenden Gärten
accusativeden Gartendie Gärten

Mnemonics

👁️Picture a backyard with a sign 'Garten'.
👂Like English 'garden' but shorter.
⚧️der Garten — imagine a man (der) tending the garden.

Notes

Plural is Gärten (note umlaut).

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