No. 339 in German
alten
"Alten" is the plural form of "alt" in German, meaning "old" when describing people or things.
In a sentence
Ich besuchte das alte Museum in der Stadt.
I visited the old museum in the city.
In this sentence, 'alte' is the accusative singular form of 'alt', describing the neuter noun 'Museum'.
Der alte Mann ging über die Straße.
The old man crossed the street.
Here, 'alte' is the nominative singular masculine form of 'alt', modifying the noun 'Mann'.
Wir treffen uns in der alten Bibliothek.
We are meeting in the old library.
In this case, 'alten' is the dative singular feminine form of 'alt', referring to the noun 'Bibliothek'.
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