No. 4,397 in German
gleiche
"Same" or "equal."
In a sentence
Wir haben die gleiche Idee.
We have the same idea.
In this sentence, 'gleiche' is the feminine nominative singular form of the adjective 'gleich' (same), agreeing with the feminine noun 'Idee'.
Die beiden Autos sind gleich schnell.
The two cars are equally fast.
Here, 'gleich' is an adverb meaning 'equally,' modifying the adjective 'schnell' (fast).
Er kam zur gleichen Zeit wie ich.
He arrived at the same time as I did.
In this case, 'gleichen' is the feminine singular dative form of 'gleich,' agreeing with 'Zeit' (time), indicating a point in time relative to another one.
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