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die Leute

people

Ranks #248 by frequency — outside the core hundred, but common in everyday life.

Article
die
Type
noun
Frequency rank
#248
Per million words
159

Plural only — there is no singular form. For one person use der Mensch or die Person.

In a sentence

Die Leute sind freundlich.The people are friendly.

Declension

How die Leute changes across the four German cases. The article changes with the case, which is why the gender is worth learning with the noun itself.

Plural
Nominativedie Leute
Accusativedie Leute
Dativeden Leuten
Genitiveder Leute

die Leute exists only in the plural — there is no singular form.

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