Noun
der Graf
Pronunciation: /ɡraːf/
count (a member of the German nobility)
B2
rank #1,836
plural Grafen
Meanings
Noun
- count (a member of the German nobility)
- earl (a British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess)
Example sentence
Der Graf ließ das Schloss im achtzehnten Jahrhundert bauen.
The count had the castle built in the eighteenth century.
Word forms
singular
der Graf
plural
die Grafen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Graf
Accusativeden Grafen
Dativedem Grafen
Genitivedes Grafen
Plural
Nominativedie Grafen
Accusativedie Grafen
Dativeden Grafen
Genitiveder Grafen
Graf is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Graf / den Grafen — This weak masculine noun adds -en outside nominative singular.
- Graf / Gräfin — The feminine title changes a to ä and adds -in.
Im Roman lädt der Graf seine Nachbarn zum Abendessen ein.
In the novel, the count invites his neighbours to dinner.