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Otti trägt einen dicken Roman unter dem Arm zum Lesekreis. Otti carries a thick novel under his arm to the book club.

noun · B2

der Roman

[ʁoˈmaːn]

novel

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Grammar

Plural
die Romane 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 Roman die Romane
Der Kritiker in der Zeitung schreibt, der Roman sei literarisch wertvoll, aber viel zu lang. The critic in the newspaper writes that the novel is valuable as literature, but far too long.
Accusative wen? was? den Roman die Romane
Diesen Monat lesen wir einen Roman, der im Berlin der Zwanzigerjahre spielt. This month we're reading a novel set in 1920s Berlin.
Dative wem? dem Roman den Romanen
Die Autorin liest in der Bibliothek aus ihrem ersten Roman vor. The author reads from her first novel at the library.
Genitive wessen? des Romans der Romane
Statt eines dicken Romans lesen wir diesmal drei kurze Erzählungen. Instead of a thick novel, this time we're reading three short stories.

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Word family

der Liebesromander Kriminalromandie Romanfigur

In Otti's situations: The friends start a book club

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