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Otti und Frida helfen ehrenamtlich Flüchtlingen, die Deutsch lernen. Otti and Frida volunteer to help refugees who are learning German.

noun · B1

der Flüchtling

[ˈflʏçtlɪŋ]

refugee

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Grammar

Plural
die Flüchtlinge In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ling are usually masculine: der Flüchtling. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Flüchtling die Flüchtlinge
Accusative wen? was? den Flüchtling die Flüchtlinge
Kannst du dir vorstellen, wie schwer es für einen Flüchtling ist, eine Wohnung zu finden? Can you imagine how hard it is for a refugee to find a flat?
Dative wem? dem Flüchtling den Flüchtlingen
Genitive wessen? des Flüchtlings der Flüchtlinge

How the Word Is Built

Flücht root ling suffix

-ling
a person, always masculine: der Lehrling (apprentice).

Word family

die Fluchtflüchtenfliehenflüchtig

In Otti's situations: Frida volunteers

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