Noun
der Pirat
Pronunciation: /piˈʁaːt/
pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea)
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plural Piraten
Meanings
Noun
- pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea)
- member of a pirate party
Example sentence
Ich habe einen als Pirat verkleideten Mann gesehen.
I saw a man dressed as a pirate.
Word forms
singular
der Pirat
plural
die Piraten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Pirat
Accusativeden Piraten
Dativedem Piraten
Genitivedes Piraten
Plural
Nominativedie Piraten
Accusativedie Piraten
Dativeden Piraten
Genitiveder Piraten
Pirat is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- ein Schiff der Piraten — a pirate ship; genitive plural
- der Pirat / den Piraten — nominative / accusative singular; weak noun adds -en
Im Abenteuerroman versteckt der Pirat die Karte in einer Holzkiste.
In the adventure novel, the pirate hides the map in a wooden chest.