Noun
die Mafia
Pronunciation: /ˈmafi̯a/
mafia, Mafia
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plural Mafias
Meanings
Noun
- mafia, Mafia
Example sentence
Er wirkt wie ein seriöser Geschäftsmann, aber tatsächlich gehört er zur Mafia.
He seems like a respectable businessman, but he's really part of the Mafia.
Word forms
singular
die Mafia
plural
die Mafias
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Mafia
Accusativedie Mafia
Dativeder Mafia
Genitiveder Mafia
Plural
Nominativedie Mafias
Accusativedie Mafias
Dativeden Mafias
Genitiveder Mafias
Usage
- zur Mafia gehören — Belong to the mafia; zur means zu der.
- Mafia / mafios — The related adjective describes mafia-like or criminally secretive methods.
Der Krimi handelt vom Einfluss der Mafia auf den Hafen.
The crime novel is about the mafia's influence on the port.