Meaning
Examples
[1] Ms. Hartmann is a genius in the sales
[1] Frau Hartmann ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
[1] Mr. Hartmann did not want to give us an interview
[1] Herr Hartmann wollte uns kein Interview geben.
[1] The Hartmanns are flying to Sri Lanka today
[1] Die Hartmanns fliegen heute nach Sri Lanka.
[1] The Hartmann never bears the sweater that Hartmann knits him
[1] Der Hartmann trägt nie die Pullover, die die Hartmann ihm strickt.
[1] But I can tell you: "When Ms. Hartmann comes, Mr. Hartmannä goes"
[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Hartmann kommt, geht der Herr Hartmann.“
[1] Hartmann comes and goes
[1] Hartmann kommt und geht.
[1] Hartmanns came, saw and winning
[1] Hartmanns kamen, sahen und siegten.
Grammar note
The oral, colloquial use of the article for last names is not uniformly used to do not use an article, Central German is inconsistent, in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms the article tends to be needed.
In the event of an article use: the "Hartmann" - for male individuals who "Hartmann" in the singular - for female individuals and/or a "Hartmann" for one and/or a relative from the family "Hartmann “And/or the group of namesers. The one in the plural applies to the family and/or all name carriers of the same name. The written, standard language use for last names is in principle without an article.
Declension
| 1 | Singular m | Singular f | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Hartmann (Hartmann) | die Hartmann (Hartmann) | die Hartmanns | |||
| Genitiv | des Hartmann des Hartmanns Hartmanns | der Hartmann (Hartmann) | der Hartmanns | |||
| Dativ | dem Hartmann (Hartmann) | der Hartmann (Hartmann) | den Hartmanns | |||
| Akkusativ | den Hartmann (Hartmann) | die Hartmann (Hartmann) | die Hartmanns | |||
| siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen | ||||||
Pronunciation
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