Meaning
[1] Family name, last name
[1] Familienname, NachnameExamples
[1] Ms. Kretzschmar is a genius in the sales
[1] Frau Kretzschmar ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
[1] Mr. Kretzschmar did not want to give us an interview
[1] Herr Kretzschmar wollte uns kein Interview geben.
[1] The Kretzschmars are flying to Warsaw today
[1] Die Kretzschmars fliegen heute nach Warschau.
[1] The Kretzschmar never bears the sweater that the Kretzschmar knits him
[1] Der Kretzschmar trägt nie die Pullover, die die Kretzschmar ihm strickt.
[1] But I can tell you: "When the Ms. Kretzschmar comes, Mr. Kretzschmarä goes"
[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Kretzschmar kommt, geht der Herr Kretzschmar.“
[1] Kretzschmar comes and goes
[1] Kretzschmar kommt und geht.
[1] Kretzschmar came, saw and winning
[1] Kretzschmars 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 "Kretzschmar" - for male individuals who "Kretzschmar" in the singular - for female individuals - and/or a "Kretzschmar" for one and/or a relative from the "Kretzschmar 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 Kretzschmar (Kretzschmar) | die Kretzschmar (Kretzschmar) | die Kretzschmars | |||
| Genitiv | des Kretzschmar des Kretzschmars Kretzschmars | der Kretzschmar (Kretzschmar) | der Kretzschmars | |||
| Dativ | dem Kretzschmar (Kretzschmar) | der Kretzschmar (Kretzschmar) | den Kretzschmars | |||
| Akkusativ | den Kretzschmar (Kretzschmar) | die Kretzschmar (Kretzschmar) | die Kretzschmars | |||
| siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen | ||||||
Pronunciation
Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary