Noun
der Scharfschütze
Pronunciation: /ˈʃaʁfˌʃʏt͡sə/
sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a precision weapon)
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plural Scharfschützen
Meanings
Noun
- sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a precision weapon)
Example sentence
Der Scharfschütze nahm das Ziel ins Visier.
The sniper took aim at the target.
Word forms
singular
der Scharfschütze
plural
die Scharfschützen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Scharfschütze
Accusativeden Scharfschützen
Dativedem Scharfschützen
Genitivedes Scharfschützen
Plural
Nominativedie Scharfschützen
Accusativedie Scharfschützen
Dativeden Scharfschützen
Genitiveder Scharfschützen
Scharfschütze is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Scharfschütze / den Scharfschützen — A weak masculine noun; -n outside nominative singular.
- Scharfschütze / Schütze — A precision marksman or sniper versus a shooter more generally.
Der historische Roman erzählt die Geschichte eines Scharfschützen.
The historical novel tells the story of a sharpshooter.