Slav
der Slawe, die Slawen
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Slav
A member of one of the Slavic peoples, a large ethnolinguistic group in Eastern, Central, and Southeastern Europe, which includes, for example, Russians, Poles, Czechs, Serbs, and Croats.
Der polnische Papst Johannes Paul II. war der erste Slawe in diesem Amt.
The Polish pope John Paul II was the first Slav in this office.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Slawen |
| genitive | des Slawen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Slawe | die Slawen |
| accusative | den Slawen | die Slawen |
| dative | dem Slawen | den Slawen |
| genitive | des Slawen | der Slawen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Der Slawe' (the Slav) belongs to the N-declension. This means that the noun gets the ending '-n' in the accusative, dative, and genitive singular, as well as throughout the plural. A common mistake is to forget this ending.
Ich habe gestern einen Slawen kennengelernt.
I met a Slav yesterday.
Die Ausstellung informiert über die Kultur der Slawen.
The exhibition provides information about the culture of the Slavs.
The related adjective is 'slawisch' (Slavic). It is used to describe languages, cultures, or people's origins.
Tschechisch ist eine slawische Sprache.
Czech is a Slavic language.
Sie hat slawische Vorfahren.
She has Slavic ancestors.
The word is very often used in the plural, 'die Slawen' (the Slavs). This refers to the entirety of the Slavic peoples in Europe.
Die Geschichte der Slawen ist sehr vielfältig.
The history of the Slavs is very diverse.
