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Leute

People is also the plural of the word, which is considered scenic

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German declension of Leute?

How does the declension of Leute work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	die Leute
Genitive	—	der Leute
Dative	—	den Leuten
Akkusative	—	die Leute

What is the meaning of Leute in German?

Leute has various definitions in German:

[1] A group of people, mostly indefinite, but also a certain number

[1] eine Gruppe von Personen, Menschen meist unbestimmter, aber auch bestimmter Anzahl

[2] Collective: The people in general, ordinary people

[2] Kollektivum: die Menschen im Allgemeinen, gewöhnliche Menschen

[3] East German, collective, outdated: a salutation among young people or other people of the same age or position

[3] ostdeutsch, Kollektivum, veraltend: eine Anrede unter Jugendlichen oder anderen Personen gleichen Alters oder Stellung

[4] colloquially: people who belong to the inner circle of the family, clan

[4] umgangssprachlich: Menschen, die zum inneren Kreis der Familie, Sippe gehören

How to use Leute in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Leute with translations in English.

[1] Viele Leute warten auf den Bus.

[1] Many people are waiting for the bus

[1] Drei Leute sind zu viel.

[1] Three people are too many

[1] „Mit solchen Scheesen waren die Leute in Opas Jugend auf der Straße rumgegurkt.“

[1] "With such Scheaesen, people in Grandpa's youth were urged on the street"

[1] „Die Leute mit Arbeit hatten ihre Löhne bekommen und sie in ihren Großfamilien verteilt.“

[1] "People with work had got their wages and distributed them in their large families"

[2] Mich interessiert nicht, was die Leute sagen.

[2] I am not interested in what people say

[2] „Manche Leute verneigen / Sich gern vor Leuten, die ernsten Gesichts / Langdauernd schweigen.“

[2] "Some people like / like to in front of people, the serious face / long -time silent"

[2] ironisch: Die Menschen sind gut, aber die Leute sind schlecht.

[2] ironic: people are good, but people are bad

[3] Leute, Leute, so geht das nicht.

[3] People, guys, that's not how it works

[4] Was, du bringst deine Leute auch zum Geburtstag mit?

[4] What, you also bring your people to their birthday

Pictures or photos of Leute

[1] Leute bei einer Veranstaltung