den Tischen
Translation
(to/at/on the) tables
Examples
Die Bücher liegen auf den Tischen.
The books are lying on the tables.
Er sitzt zwischen den Tischen.
He is sitting between the tables.
Grammar Patterns
[Dative Plural after preposition] Dative plural after a preposition Die Gläser stehen auf den Tischen.
Similar Words
Similar forms: Stühlen (to the chairs), Häusern (to the houses)
Etymology
Dative plural of 'Tisch'. The '-n' ending is typical for the dative plural in German.
Memory Tips
Remember that after prepositions like 'auf', 'in', or 'mit', a plural noun often gets an '-n' in the dative case.