Noun
das Subjekt
Pronunciation: /zʊpˈjɛkt/
subject (grammar)
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plural Subjekte
Meanings
Noun
- subject (grammar)
- (pejorative) character, individual
Example sentence
In diesem Satz fehlt das Subjekt.
This sentence is missing its subject.
Word forms
singular
das Subjekt
plural
die Subjekte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Subjekt
Accusativedas Subjekt
Dativedem Subjekt
Genitivedes Subjekts
Plural
Nominativedie Subjekte
Accusativedie Subjekte
Dativeden Subjekten
Genitiveder Subjekte
Usage
- das Subjekt eines Satzes — The subject of a sentence, a grammatical role.
- Subjekt / Objekt — Subject versus object; these name different sentence functions.
In dem Beispielsatz ist der Hund das Subjekt.
In the example sentence, the dog is the subject.