Noun
der Rowdy
Pronunciation: [ˈʁaʊ̯di]
hooligan, lout
C2
rank #9,578
plural Rowdys
Meanings
Noun
- hooligan, lout
Example sentence
Ein paar Rowdys haben die Bank beschädigt.
A few hooligans have damaged the bench.
Word forms
singular
der Rowdy
plural
die Rowdys
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Rowdy
Accusativeden Rowdy
Dativedem Rowdy
Genitivedes Rowdys
Plural
Nominativedie Rowdys
Accusativedie Rowdys
Dativeden Rowdys
Genitiveder Rowdys
Usage
- ein paar Rowdys — Some hooligans or louts; a disapproving description.
- Rowdy / Rowdys — The plural adds -s and keeps y, unlike English rowdies.
Im Film vertreibt der Wirt die Rowdys aus seinem Lokal.
In the film, the landlord drives the hooligans out of his pub.