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Ein Kurier mit großem Rucksack rast die Friedrichstraße entlang und weicht geschickt einem Taxi aus. A courier with a big backpack races along Friedrichstraße, deftly swerving around a taxi.

noun · C1

der Kurier

[kuˈʁiːɐ̯]

courier

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Grammar

Plural
die Kuriere 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 Kurier die Kuriere
Die Kuriere leisteten im Dezember viele Überstunden. The couriers worked a lot of overtime in December.
Accusative wen? was? den Kurier die Kuriere
Dative wem? dem Kurier den Kurieren
Die Fußgänger wichen dem Kurier erschrocken aus. The pedestrians jumped out of the courier's way in fright.
Genitive wessen? des Kuriers der Kuriere

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Kurierinder Kurierdienst

In Otti's situations: Emil looks back on ten years as a courier

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