Vokabahn

Vordermann

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Noun

der Vordermann

Pronunciation: [ˈfɔʁdɐˌman]

person in front of oneself (in a queue, row, group etc.)

C2 rank #10,527 plural Vordermänner

Meanings

Noun
  1. person in front of oneself (in a queue, row, group etc.)

Example sentence

Ich konnte die Bühne nicht sehen, weil mein Vordermann so groß war.

I couldn't see the stage because the man in front of me was so tall.

Word forms

singular der Vordermann
plural die Vordermänner

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Vordermann
Accusativeden Vordermann
Dativedem Vordermann
Genitivedes Vordermanns

Plural

Nominativedie Vordermänner
Accusativedie Vordermänner
Dativeden Vordermännern
Genitiveder Vordermänner

Usage

  • der Vordermann in der Schlange — The person immediately ahead in a queue.
  • etwas auf Vordermann bringen — Put something in order; a figurative idiom.
Extra sentence

Mein Vordermann trat zur Seite und ließ mich vorbei.

The man in front of me stepped aside and let me pass.