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Meet der Graf

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

All 2 meanings

  1. count (a member of the German nobility)
  2. earl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Graf, 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 Grafen, dem Grafen · Plural die Grafen

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

Examples

  1. 1
    Der bekannte Graf reist nach Berlin.The famous count travels to Berlin.Nominative · subjectPractise „bekannt“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe den alten Grafen am Bahnhof.I see the old count at the station.Accusative · sehenPractise „alt“ →
  3. 3
    Die Bürger helfen einem jungen Grafen.The citizens help a young count.Dative · helfenPractise „jung“ →
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