Noun
die Adlige
noblewoman
C2
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plural Adligen
Meanings
Noun
- noblewoman
Example sentence
Die Adlige lebte zurückgezogen auf dem Land.
The noblewoman lived a secluded life in the country.
Word forms
singular
die Adlige
plural
die Adligensubstantiviertes Adjektiv; zwei Adlige
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Adlige
Accusativedie Adlige
Dativeder Adligen
Genitiveder Adligen
Plural
Nominativedie Adligen
Accusativedie Adligen
Dativeden Adligen
Genitiveder Adligen
Adlige takes adjective endings: die Adlige, but der Adligen in the dative and genitive.
Usage
- eine Adlige / die Adlige — a noblewoman; the noun is declined like an adjective
- die Adligen / zwei Adlige — definite plural versus plural after a numeral
Die junge Adlige verwaltete den Besitz ihrer Familie.
The young noblewoman managed her family's property.