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Kalle ist seit vielen Jahren ein treuer Leser der Lokalzeitung. Kalle has been a loyal reader of the local paper for many years.

noun · B1

der Leser

[ˈleːzɐ]

reader

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Grammar

Plural
die Leser 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 Leser die Leser
Bist du ein Leser, der jeden Artikel bis zum Ende liest? Are you a reader who reads every article to the end?
Accusative wen? was? den Leser die Leser
Dative wem? dem Leser den Lesern
Wir räumen den Lesern eine Woche ein, um auf den Kommentar zu antworten. We give readers a week to respond to the commentary.
Genitive wessen? des Lesers der Leser

How the Word Is Built

Les root er suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle reads the newspaper, The friends start a book club, Otti writes an opinion piece

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