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B1 · MASCULINE

der Hauptmann

captain

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Plural: die HauptleuteGender: Masculine

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nominative

der Hauptmannthe captainNew · practice this form ↗erit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

den Hauptmannthe captainNew · practice this form ↗ihnit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Hauptmannthe captainNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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The four cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Hauptmannthe captaindie Hauptleutethe captains
Accusativeden Hauptmannthe captaindie Hauptleutethe captains
Dativedem Hauptmannthe captainden Hauptleutenthe captains
Genitivedes Hauptmannesof the captainder Hauptleuteof the captains

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Grammatical pronouns: er / ihn / ihm.

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