Meaning
[1] German -language family name, last name
[1] deutschsprachiger Familienname, NachnameExamples
[1] Ms. Humboldt is a genius in the sales
[1] Frau Humboldt ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
[1] Mr. Humboldt did not want to give us an interview
[1] Herr Humboldt wollte uns kein Interview geben.
[1] The Humboldts come from Berlin today
[1] Die Humboldts kommen heute aus Berlin.
[1] The Humboldt never bears the scarves that Humboldt knits him
[1] Der Humboldt trägt nie die Schals, die die Humboldt ihm strickt.
[1] But I can tell you: "When the Ms. Humboldt comes, Mr. Humboldt will go"
[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Humboldt kommt, geht der Herr Humboldt.“
[1] Humboldt comes and goes
[1] Humboldt kommt und geht.
[1] Humboldts came, saw and winning
[1] Humboldts 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 "Humboldt" - for male individuals who "Humboldt" in the singular - for female individuals - and/or a "Humboldt" for one and/or a relative from the "Humboldt family “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 Humboldt (Humboldt) | die Humboldt (Humboldt) | die Humboldts | |||
| Genitiv | des Humboldt des Humboldts Humboldts | der Humboldt (Humboldt) | der Humboldts | |||
| Dativ | dem Humboldt (Humboldt) | der Humboldt (Humboldt) | den Humboldts | |||
| Akkusativ | den Humboldt (Humboldt) | die Humboldt (Humboldt) | die Humboldts | |||
| siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen | ||||||
Pronunciation
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