Noun
Typ m (mixed, genitive Typs, plural Typen)
- type
Von diesem Typ Kaffeemaschine haben wir keine mehr auf Lager.- We don't have any more of this type of coffeemaker in stock.
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Declension of Typ [masculine, mixed]
Noun
Typ m (mixed or weak, genitive Typs or Typen, plural Typen, feminine Typin)
- (colloquial) guy; bloke
Siehst du den komischen Typ da drüben?- Do you see that strange bloke over there?
Der ist echt ’n toller Typ!- He’s really a great guy!
Usage notes
- In this sense, the noun sometimes has weak singular declension (des Typen, etc.), contrarily to the general colloquial tendency to drop weak endings.
- As a female equivalent, Tante (“aunt”) is used in a general sense of 'woman'.
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Declension of Typ [masculine, mixed // weak]
Further reading
- “Typ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Typ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Typ” in Duden online
- “Typ” in OpenThesaurus.de
Typ on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de