Noun
der Alien
Pronunciation: /ˈɛɪ̯.liː.(ə)n/
alien
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plural Aliens
Meanings
Noun
- alien
Example sentence
Glaubst du, dass es Aliens gibt?
Do you think aliens exist?
Word forms
singular
der Alien
plural
die Aliens
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Alien
Accusativeden Alien
Dativedem Alien
Genitivedes Aliens
Plural
Nominativedie Aliens
Accusativedie Aliens
Dativeden Aliens
Genitiveder Aliens
Usage
- ein Alien im Film — an extraterrestrial in a film; the usual German borrowing sense
- Alien / Ausländer — an extraterrestrial / a foreign national; ordinary German distinguishes these
Der freundliche Alien in der Geschichte verstand keine menschliche Sprache.
The friendly alien in the story understood no human language.