Why is it der Tobak?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Tobak, so learn the two together: der Tobak.
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Meaning
[1] Octed, still joking in idioms: Tabocary product for smoking, which was made from the leaves of the tobacco plant
[1] veraltet, noch scherzhaft in Redewendungen: Tabak; Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den Blättern der Tabakpflanze hergestellt wurdeExamples
[1] "So he spoke and pulled out the embroidered leather bag / on the straps, in which the Tobak was kept, / opened dainty and divided there were some pipe" "
[1] „Also sprach er und zog den gestickten ledernen Beutel / An den Riemen hervor, worin der Tobak ihm verwahrt war, / Öffnete zierlich und teilte; da fanden sich einige Pfeifen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Tobak | die Tobake |
| Genitiv | des Tobakes des Tobaks | der Tobake |
| Dativ | dem Tobak | den Tobaken |
| Akkusativ | den Tobak | die Tobake |
Pronunciation
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