Noun
der Finne
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪnə/
Finn (man from Finland)
C2
rank #10,905
plural Finnen
Meanings
Noun
- Finn (man from Finland)
Example sentence
Er ist Finne, spricht aber fließend Deutsch.
He is a Finn, but he speaks fluent German.
Word forms
singular
der Finne
plural
die Finnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Finne
Accusativeden Finnen
Dativedem Finnen
Genitivedes Finnen
Plural
Nominativedie Finnen
Accusativedie Finnen
Dativeden Finnen
Genitiveder Finnen
Finne is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- ein Finne aus Helsinki — A Finnish man from Helsinki.
- der Finne / den Finnen — A weak masculine noun; -n is added outside nominative singular.
Der Finne erzählte uns von seiner Heimatstadt.
The Finnish man told us about his home city.