Gefangener

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German

Etymology

Substantivization of gefangen (“caught”). Compare Dutch gevangene.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧fan‧ge‧ner

Noun

Gefangener m (adjectival, definite nominative der Gefangene, genitive (des) Gefangenen, plural Gefangene, definite plural die Gefangenen, feminine Gefangene)

  1. prisoner, captive, detainee, prison inmate, incarceree (male or of unspecified gender)
    Gefangene werden nicht gemacht ― Prisoners (of war) will not be made

Declension

Declension of Gefangener
singular plural
masculine gender strong declension
nominative Gefangener Gefangene
genitive Gefangenen Gefangener
dative Gefangenem Gefangenen
accusative Gefangenen Gefangene
weak declension
nominative der Gefangene die Gefangenen
genitive des Gefangenen der Gefangenen
dative dem Gefangenen den Gefangenen
accusative den Gefangenen die Gefangenen
mixed declension
nominative ein Gefangener (keine) Gefangenen
genitive eines Gefangenen (keiner) Gefangenen
dative einem Gefangenen (keinen) Gefangenen
accusative einen Gefangenen (keine) Gefangenen

Noun

Gefangener f

  1. inflection of Gefangene:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

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