Is it der, die or das Sträfling?
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Sträfling
The correct article in German of Sträfling is der. So it is der Sträfling! (nominative case)
The word Sträfling is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
German declension of Sträfling?
How does the declension of Sträfling 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 | der Sträfling | die Sträflinge |
| Genitive | des Sträflings | der Sträflinge |
| Dative | dem Sträfling | den Sträflingen |
| Akkusative | den Sträfling | die Sträflinge |
What is the meaning of Sträfling in German?
Sträfling is defined as:
[1] In a prison his criminal offense
[1] in einem Gefängnis seine Straftat absitzender StraftäterHow to use Sträfling in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sträfling with translations in English.
[1] Der Sträfling sitzt im Gefängnis.
[1] The convict sits in the prison[1] „Die Habseligkeiten der Sträflinge mussten zwischen den Beinen auf dem Boden gestapelt werden.“
[1] "The belongings of the convicts had to be stacked on the floor between the legs"[1] „Im Dezember 1788 lebten einhunderteinundfünfzig weibliche Sträflinge in den drei Frauenzellen des Gefängnisses Newgate, das eigentlich nur für höchstens siebzig Insassen gebaut war.“
[1] "In December 1788, one hundred and fifty female convicts lived in the three women's cells of the Newgate prison, which was actually only built for a maximum of seventy inmates"[1] „Dazu muss man wissen, dass den Sträflingen in Australien jede Woche der Kopf geschoren wird und sie weder Bart noch Schnurrbart tragen dürfen.“
[1] "You have to know that the convicts in Australia are sheared every week and that they are neither beard nor must the mustache wear"[1] „Ein Fremder hatte sich neben den entlassenen Sträfling gestellt, sah ihm zu.“
[1] "A stranger had faced the defeated convict, looked at him"
