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Meet der Absolvent

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

Meaning

  1. alumnus, graduate (of an educational institution)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Absolvent, use the coloured columns: masculine and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

n-noun den Absolventen, dem Absolventen · Plural die Absolventen

Absolvent is an n-noun: it adds -(e)n in every case except the nominative singular.

Examples

  1. 1
    Der bekannte Absolvent arbeitet an einer Schule.The well-known graduate works at a school.Nominative · subjectPractise „bekannt“ →
  2. 2
    Ich treffe heute den jungen Absolventen.I’m meeting the young graduate today.Accusative · treffenPractise „jung“ →
  3. 3
    Wir helfen dem neuen Absolventen.We help the new graduate.Dative · helfenPractise „neu“ →
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