Why is it das Karbon?
Karbon ends in the word der Bon. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: das Karbon.
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Meaning
Examples
[1] The flora of the carbon, which was mostly a tropical character, was very lush
[1] Die Pflanzenwelt des Karbons, die meist tropischen Charakters war, war sehr üppig.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Karbon | — |
| Genitiv | des Karbons | — |
| Dativ | dem Karbon | — |
| Akkusativ | das Karbon | — |
Pronunciation
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