Noun
die Startelf
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtaʁtʔɛlf/
starting eleven
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plural Startelfen
Meanings
Noun
- starting eleven
Example sentence
Der junge Torwart steht heute zum ersten Mal in der Startelf.
The young goalkeeper is in the starting eleven for the first time today.
Word forms
singular
die Startelf
plural
die Startelfen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Startelf
Accusativedie Startelf
Dativeder Startelf
Genitiveder Startelf
Plural
Nominativedie Startelfen
Accusativedie Startelfen
Dativeden Startelfen
Genitiveder Startelfen
Usage
- in der Startelf stehen — be in the starting eleven of a football team
- Startelf / Ersatzbank — the starting line-up / the substitutes' bench
Nach mehreren Wochen Pause kehrte sie in die Startelf zurück.
After a break of several weeks, she returned to the starting eleven.