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Grammar
- Plural
- die Erzähler In the plural the article is always "die".
Declension
The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.
| Case | Singular | Plural | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative wer? was? | der Erzähler | die Erzähler |
Emil erzählt so lebendig, dass er selbst ein guter Erzähler wäre.
Emil tells stories so vividly that he'd make a good narrator himself.
|
| Accusative wen? was? | den Erzähler | die Erzähler | |
| Dative wem? | dem Erzähler | den Erzählern |
Ich glaube dem Erzähler kein Wort, er verschweigt uns bestimmt etwas.
I don't believe a word the narrator says; he's surely hiding something from us.
|
| Genitive wessen? | des Erzählers | der Erzähler |
How the Word Is Built
Er prefix zähl root er suffix
- er-
- reaching a result: erreichen (to reach), erklären (to explain).
- -er
- a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).
Word family
In Otti's situations: The friends start a book club
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