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western
A film or literary genre whose plot is typically set in the western United States during the 19th century and often revolves around cowboys, pioneers, and conflicts.
Am Samstagabend schauen wir oft einen alten Western mit Clint Eastwood.
On Saturday evenings, we often watch an old western with Clint Eastwood.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Western |
| genitive | des Western |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Western | die Western |
| accusative | den Western | die Western |
| dative | dem Western | den Western |
| genitive | des Western des Westerns | der Western |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Western' is a loanword from English and refers to the 'Westen' (west) of the USA. Although it ends in '-ern', it does not follow the typical German declension patterns for such endings.
Dieser Film ist ein klassischer Western aus den 1950er Jahren.
This film is a classic western from the 1950s.
In German, 'Western' is often combined with verbs such as 'schauen' (to watch), 'sehen' (to see/watch), or 'drehen' (to shoot/film). Adjectives like 'klassisch' (classic), 'modern' (modern), or 'alt' (old) are also common.
Der Regisseur wollte schon immer einen modernen Western drehen.
The director had always wanted to shoot a modern western.
Wir haben gestern Abend einen spannenden Western gesehen.
We watched an exciting western last night.
The word 'Western' is often used as the head word in compound nouns that refer to subgenres. Well-known examples are 'der Italowestern' (spaghetti western) or 'der Spätwestern' (late western).
Der Italowestern war in den 60er und 70er Jahren sehr populär.
The spaghetti western was very popular in the 60s and 70s.
