noun
vase
B1
Vase: German noun meaning a decorative container for flowers. Gender: die Vase (feminine). Plural: Vasen. Declension: nominative/accusative plural die Vasen. Regular declension with -n plural. No special prepositions; used attributively or prepositionally like any noun. Genitive plural der Vasen; dative plural den Vasen.
Examples
Die Künstlerin stellte die Vase auf den Tisch, obwohl das Regal dafür besser geeignet gewesen wäre.
The artist put the vase on the table, although the shelf would have been better suited for it.
Die Vase ist schön.
The vase is beautiful.
Die Vase steht auf dem Tisch.
The vase is on the table.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a pretty vase full of flowers sitting on a table; the shape looks like the letter 'V' for Vase.
die — picture a bright, feminine-colored ribbon tied around the vase to remember 'die Vase'.
Notes
A common household word. Plural is 'Vasen'.