Noun
der Flieger
Pronunciation: /ˈfliːɡɐ/
aircraft; aviator; pilot
B2
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plural Flieger
Meanings
Noun
- aircraft; aviator; pilot
- aviator
Example sentence
Mein Großvater war Flieger bei der Luftwaffe.
My grandfather was a pilot in the air force.
Word forms
singular
der Flieger
plural
die Flieger
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Flieger
Accusativeden Flieger
Dativedem Flieger
Genitivedes Fliegers
Plural
Nominativedie Flieger
Accusativedie Flieger
Dativeden Fliegern
Genitiveder Flieger
Usage
- den Flieger nehmen — Informally, take a plane.
- ein erfahrener Flieger — Can also name an aviator or pilot.
Der Flieger nach Hamburg startet in zwanzig Minuten.
The plane to Hamburg takes off in twenty minutes.