Noun
der Postbote
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔstboːtə/
mailman, postman, postie, mail carrier, letter carrier, mailperson (male or of unspecified gender)
C2
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plural Postboten
Meanings
Noun
- mailman, postman, postie, mail carrier, letter carrier, mailperson (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Der Postbote hat gerade ein Paket gebracht.
The mailman just delivered a parcel.
Word forms
singular
der Postbote
plural
die Postboten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Postbote
Accusativeden Postboten
Dativedem Postboten
Genitivedes Postboten
Plural
Nominativedie Postboten
Accusativedie Postboten
Dativeden Postboten
Genitiveder Postboten
Postbote is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- auf den Postboten warten — Wait for the postman; the weak noun takes -n here.
- Postbote / Postbotin — Masculine and feminine terms for a mail carrier.
Der Postbote klingelte, weil das Paket nicht in den Briefkasten passte.
The postman rang the bell because the parcel would not fit in the letterbox.