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die Brille

glasses

/ˈbʁɪlə/

Plural: die Brillen

Die Brille hilft beim Lesen kleiner Schrift.The glasses help with reading fine print.
The four cases
CaseSingularPlural
nominativdie Brilledie Brillen
akkusativdie Brilledie Brillen
dativder Brilleden Brillen
genitivder Brilleder Brillen
A memory tip

Two-syllable noun ending in -e, singular in German (unlike English "glasses" which is plural).

Useful expressions

eine Brille tragen

durch eine rosarote Brille sehen

Your own memory picture

A few lines will do.

What does glasses look like to you?

der · bluedie · reddas · green

No drawing skills needed.