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Meet der Profi

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

All 3 meanings

  1. pro (professional sports player)
  2. pro (expert, one who is very good at something)
  3. pro (one who does something for payment, rather than as an amateur)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Profi, 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

Plural die Profis

Examples

  1. 1
    Der gute Profi gewinnt das Spiel.The good professional wins the game.Nominative · subjectPractise „gut“ →
  2. 2
    Ich treffe keinen jungen Profi.I meet no young professional.Accusative · treffenPractise „jung“ →
  3. 3
    Ich spreche mit dem bekannten Profi.I speak with the well-known professional.Dative · mitPractise „bekannt“ →
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