der Briefträger

B1

mail carrier

English meaning
mail carrier
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Briefträger
Vocabulary package
Jobs & Professions

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Briefträger in a sentence

War die Briefträgerin schon da?

Has the mail carrier been here yet?

Declension of der Briefträger

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Briefträgerdie Briefträger
Accusativeden Briefträgerdie Briefträger
Dativedem Briefträgerden Briefträgern
Genitivedes Briefträgersder Briefträger

Word family

der Briefträger is built from der Brief (letter). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Briefträger comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Nomen Brief und Träger

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Questions about Briefträger

Is it der, die or das Briefträger?

It is der Briefträger — Briefträger is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Briefträger.

What is the plural of Briefträger?

The plural of der Briefträger is die Briefträger.

What is the genitive of Briefträger?

The genitive singular is des Briefträgers. The dative plural is den Briefträgern.

What does Briefträger mean in English?

der Briefträger means "mail carrier". For example: "War die Briefträgerin schon da?" — "Has the mail carrier been here yet?"

What level is Briefträger in German?

Briefträger is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the jobs & professions vocabulary.

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