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Translation

the (feminine singular; plural); who, which

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Cases

Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
Nominativethe subjectderdiedasdie
Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohnedendiedasdie
Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, beidemderdemden
Genitiveof; after wegen, währenddesderdesder

Der, die and das are one word: the article, which changes with the noun's gender, number and case. That is why der turns up as the feminine dative (mit der Frau) and die as the plural. As the relative pronoun (who, which) it is almost the same, except dative plural denen and genitive dessen and deren.

Examples

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The woman over there is my teacher.

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I have lost the keys.

, ?

Do you know the woman who is standing next to him?

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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 3: die, ich, sie and 7 more words.