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How to pronounce "decline" in German

decline is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 22 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

de·cli·ne

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Syllablesde · cli · ne
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12:07

vor dem Substantiv steht. Now you guys know how to decline adjectives in the genitive case when definite or indefinite article in front adjectives in the genitive case when

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Now you guys know how to decline adjectives in the genitive case when definite or indefinite article in front

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22 clips

The German word “decline”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (de · cli · ne). SayItVid indexes 22 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “decline” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from lingoni GERMAN, DW Deutsch.

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  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #1 · @12:07
    “vor dem Substantiv steht. Now you guys know how to decline adjectives in the genitive case when definite or indefinite article in front adjectives in the genitive case when”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #2 · @19:38
    “Was übrigens auch sehr interessant ist, ist, dass diese meisten Imperien durch inpolitische Bewegungen gestorben sind oder sozusagen ihren Decline erlebt haben. Und das sehen wir eben auch gerade in den USA. Also ja, Decline erlebt haben. Und das sehen wir eben auch gerade in den USA. Also ja,”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #3 · @0:08
    “viel and wenig. We use these two words all the time. Viel means a lot or much and wenig means little or few. But do you have to decline them? Let's take a closer closer”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #4 · @3:53
    “learning. Lernen. We don't decline viel. Viele Schüler waren müde. In that case, it's like an adjective. So we have to decline viele. Ich kenne wenige. I know few. Here wenige is used like a pronoun. And the context has to be clear. The”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #5 · @3:46
    “gelernt. In the sentence, feel is used as an adverb. It's modifying the learning. Lernen. We don't decline viel. Viele Schüler waren müde. In that case, it's like an adjective. So we have to decline viele. Ich kenne wenige. I know”

Pronounce: “decline”

Syllables:
de · cli · ne
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