der Grieche
Greek man
A male person who comes from Greece or has Greek citizenship.
EXAMPLE
Der Wirt meiner Lieblingstaverne ist Grieche.
The owner of my favorite taverna is Greek.
der Grieche
Greek
der Grieche, die Griechen
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Meanings
alter Grieche!
good grief!
A colloquial exclamation of astonishment or surprise.
EXAMPLE
Alter Grieche, das war aber ein teures Essen!
Good grief, that was an expensive meal!
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Grieche, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Griechen |
| genitive | des Griechen |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Grieche | die Griechen |
| accusative | den Griechen | die Griechen |
| dative | dem Griechen | den Griechen |
| genitive | des Griechen | der Griechen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
N-declension
'Grieche' is a noun of the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-n' in the accusative, dative, and genitive singular, as well as in the plural. This is a common source of mistakes.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe gestern einen Griechen kennengelernt.
I met a Greek man yesterday.
Word family
The word 'Grieche' belongs to the word family around the country 'Griechenland' (Greece). The corresponding adjective is 'griechisch' (Greek).
EXAMPLE
Der griechische Wein schmeckt ihm besonders gut.
He especially likes the Greek wine.
Colloquial exclamation
The exclamation 'Alter Grieche!' is a fixed expression. It is used colloquially to express strong astonishment or surprise.
EXAMPLE
Alter Grieche, hast du das gesehen?
Good grief, did you see that?
In real life
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