Meaning
Examples
[1] Ms. Andersen is a genius in the sales
[1] Frau Andersen ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
[1] Mr. Andersen did not want to give us an interview
[1] Herr Andersen wollte uns kein Interview geben.
[1] The Andersens are now flying to Liverpoole
[1] Die Andersens fliegen heute nach Liverpool.
[1] The Andersen never bears the sweater that the Andersen knits him
[1] Der Andersen trägt nie die Pullover, die die Andersen ihm strickt.
[1] But I can tell you: "If the woman Andersen comes, Mr. Andersenä goes"
[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Andersen kommt, geht der Herr Andersen.“
[1] Andersen comes and goes
[1] Andersen kommt und geht.
[1] Andersens came, saw and winning
[1] Andersens 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 "Andersen" - for male individuals who "Andersen" in the singular - for female individuals and/or a "Andersen" for one and/or a relative from the family "Andersen" “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 1 | Plural 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Andersen (Andersen) | die Andersen (Andersen) | die Andersens | die Andersen | ||
| Genitiv | des Andersen des Andersens Andersens | der Andersen (Andersen) | der Andersens | der Andersen | ||
| Dativ | dem Andersen (Andersen) | der Andersen (Andersen) | den Andersens | den Andersen | ||
| Akkusativ | den Andersen (Andersen) | die Andersen (Andersen) | die Andersens | die Andersen | ||
| siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen | ||||||
Pronunciation
Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary