# die Base

die Base is a German noun meaning “base”. Forms: der Base, die Basen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Base
- Plural: die Basen

## In other languages

- Русский: кузина, родственница, кума
- Українська: основи

## Noun

1. base (compound that will neutralize an acid)

## Noun

1. _archaic_ A female cousin.
2. _archaic_ paternal aunt

## Examples

- Ich bin Toms Base. — I'm Tom's cousin.
- Das hat mit eure Base erzählt. — That's what your cousin told me.
- Nicht seine Schwester ist sie, sondern seine Base. — She isn't his sister. She's his cousin.
- Basen neutralisieren Säuren. — Alkalis neutralize acids.
- In unserer gestrigen Chemiestunde ging es um das Verdünnen von Säuren und Basen. — Our chemistry lesson yesterday was about dilution of acids and bases.

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