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The article for

Ossi

der Ossi

Ossi is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Ossis

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Why is it der Ossi?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Ossi, so learn the two together: der Ossi.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] colloquially, partly joking, partly pejorative: East German

[1] umgangssprachlich, teils scherzhaft, teils abwertend: Ostdeutscher

Examples

[1] "It is not meant that Ossis whine more than others, but that they whine, although they do not - in contrast to the Wessis - have the right to do so"

[1] „Gemeint ist nicht, dass Ossis mehr jammern als andere, sondern, dass sie jammern, obwohl sie nicht - in Gegensatz zu den Wessis - das Recht dazu haben.“

[1] "In the bank accounts, the Ossis were the losers, but on the mattresses the winner" "

[1] „Bei den Bankkonten waren die Ossis die Verlierer, auf den Matratzen aber die Gewinner.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Ossi die Ossis
Genitiv des Ossis der Ossis
Dativ dem Ossi den Ossis
Akkusativ den Ossi die Ossis

Pronunciation

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