den Schlössern
Translation
to/at the castles, with/by the locks
Examples
Er wohnt in einem Haus mit vielen Schlössern.
He lives in a house with many locks.
Wir machten eine Tour zu den bayerischen Schlössern.
We took a tour to the Bavarian castles.
Grammar Patterns
mit+3 ((sth.dat)) with sth. sichern mit vielen Schlössern to secure with many locks
zu+3 ((sth.dat)) to sth. fahren zu den Schlössern to drive to the castles
Similar Words
Burgen (dative plural of fortresses)
Etymology
Dative plural of 'Schlösser'. The '-n' suffix marks the dative plural for many nouns.
Memory Tips
The dative case often follows prepositions like 'in', 'mit', 'zu'. Remember the pattern 'zu den Schlössern' (to the castles).