# die Initiale

die Initiale is a German noun meaning “initial”. Forms: der Initiale, die Initialen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Initiale
- Plural: die Initialen

## Meanings

1. initial

## Examples

- Wie lauten deine Initialen? — What are your initials?
- Meine Initialen sind auf meiner Aktentasche. — My initials are on my briefcase.
- Das Pärchen schnitzte seine Initialen in den Eichenbaum. — The couple carved their initials into the oak tree.
- Tom ritzte seine Initialen in die große Eiche vor der Schule. — Tom carved his initials on the large oak tree in front of the school.
- Ihre Initialen führten in der Spielehalle jede Bestenliste jedes Spieles an. — Her initials were at the top of every list of high scores on every game in the arcade.

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