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The article for

Altern

das Altern

Altern is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Altern?

Altern ends in the word der Ern. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: das Altern.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] getting older

[1] Älterwerden

Examples

[1] The aging of the wine increases its aromaä

[1] Das Altern des Weines erhöht sein Aroma.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Altern —
Genitiv des Alterns —
Dativ dem Altern —
Akkusativ das Altern —

Pronunciation

Related nouns

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