Noun
der Dieb
Pronunciation: /diːp/
thief (male or of unspecified gender)
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plural Diebe
Meanings
Noun
- thief (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Können Sie mir sagen, wie der Dieb aussah?
Can you tell me what the thief looked like?
Word forms
singular
der Dieb
plural
die Diebe
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Dieb
Accusativeden Dieb
Dativedem Dieb
Genitivedes Diebes
Plural
Nominativedie Diebe
Accusativedie Diebe
Dativeden Dieben
Genitiveder Diebe
Usage
- einen Dieb erwischen — catch a thief; Dieb has no -en ending
- der Dieb / die Diebin — male thief / female thief; plural Diebe / Diebinnen
Der Dieb ließ die gestohlene Tasche im Treppenhaus zurück.
The thief left the stolen bag in the stairwell.