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