Der Schauspieler lernt seine Rolle auswendig. The actor learns his part by heart.

noun · B1

die Rolle

[ˈʁɔlə]

role, part

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Other Examples

Welche Rolle würdest du gern einmal spielen?

Which role would you like to play one day?
Ich finde, die Rolle des Vaters war am besten gespielt.

I think the father's role was played best.
Frau Hilde hat früher in einem Amateurtheater kleine Rollen gespielt.

Frau Hilde used to play small parts in an amateur theatre.

Grammar

Plural: die Rollen 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?	die Rolle	die Rollen	Welche Rolle würdest du gern einmal spielen? Which role would you like to play one day?
Accusative wen? was?	die Rolle	die Rollen
Dative wem?	der Rolle	den Rollen
Genitive wessen?	der Rolle	der Rollen

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Hauptrolledie Nebenrolle

In Otti's situations: Lotte goes to the theatre

der Applaus die Aufführung ausgezeichnet beeindrucken beeindruckend die Bühne enttäuschend die Garderobe die Handlung die Kritik kritisieren die Pause

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