No. 422 in German
kindern
"Kindern" is the dative plural form of "Kinder," meaning "children" in English.
In a sentence
Meine Schwester liest den Kindern ein Buch vor.
My sister reads a book to the children.
In this sentence, 'Kindern' is used as the dative plural form of 'Kind' (child). It indicates the indirect object of the verb 'vorlesen' (to read to).
Die Kindern geschenkte Spielsachen sind wirklich schön.
The toys gifted to the children are really beautiful.
Here, 'Kindern' is used in the dative plural, showing to whom the toys were gifted.
Mit Kindern zu spielen macht viel Spaß.
Playing with children is a lot of fun.
In this example, 'Kindern' acts as the plural dative object of the preposition 'mit' (with), expressing accompaniment.
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