Before you start
Meet frei
Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.
All 7 meanings
- free; unenslaved; unimprisoned
- free; unrestricted; more negative also: unrestrained; licentious
- unblocked; free for passage
- independent; unaffiliated
- free of (not containing or unaffected by) [with von ‘something’]
- (not freely applicable) liberal
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
frei von + dative
Das Zimmer ist frei von Staub.
Endings
How frei changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Der freie Tag beginnt.The free day begins.
- 2Ich brauche eine freie Stunde.I need a free hour.
- 3Er erzählt von seinem freien Jahr.He talks about his free year.
- 4Freie Plätze sind schnell weg.Free seats are quickly gone.