Noun
der Matrose
Pronunciation: /maˈtʁoːzə/
seaman; sailor (of low rank) (male or of unspecified gender)
C2
rank #11,861
plural Matrosen
Meanings
Noun
- seaman; sailor (of low rank) (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Die Matrosen verließen das brennende Schiff.
The sailors abandoned the burning ship.
Word forms
singular
der Matrose
plural
die Matrosen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Matrose
Accusativeden Matrosen
Dativedem Matrosen
Genitivedes Matrosen
Plural
Nominativedie Matrosen
Accusativedie Matrosen
Dativeden Matrosen
Genitiveder Matrosen
Matrose is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Matrose / den Matrosen — a sailor; a weak masculine noun with -n outside nominative singular
- Matrose / Kapitän — a crew member / the captain; different positions on a ship
Der Matrose befestigte das Tau an einem Poller.
The sailor secured the rope to a bollard.