Noun
der Sklave
Pronunciation: /ˈsklaːvɛ/
slave
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plural Sklaven
Meanings
Noun
- slave
Example sentence
Sklaven haben den größten Teil der Arbeit getan.
Slaves did most of the work.
Word forms
singular
der Sklave
plural
die Sklaven
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Sklave
Accusativeden Sklaven
Dativedem Sklaven
Genitivedes Sklaven
Plural
Nominativedie Sklaven
Accusativedie Sklaven
Dativeden Sklaven
Genitiveder Sklaven
Sklave is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Sklave / den Sklaven — This weak masculine noun adds -n outside nominative singular.
- Sklave / Sklavin — The masculine and feminine person nouns; versklavt means enslaved.
Im historischen Roman gelingt dem Sklaven die Flucht.
In the historical novel, the slave manages to escape.