Why is it das Mikroskop?
Mikroskop ends in the word der Skop. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: das Mikroskop.
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Meaning
Examples
[1] We looked at the cut onion shell under the microscopic
[1] Wir betrachteten die geschnittenen Zwiebelschale unter dem Mikroskop.
[1] "Volker had got a microscope as a consolation pavement, because afterwards he would have preferred to have been with us in Jever"
[1] „Volker hatte ein Mikroskop gekriegt, als Trostpflaster, weil er nachher doch lieber mit uns in Jever gewesen wäre.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Mikroskop | die Mikroskope |
| Genitiv | des Mikroskops | der Mikroskope |
| Dativ | dem Mikroskop | den Mikroskopen |
| Akkusativ | das Mikroskop | die Mikroskope |
Pronunciation
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