noun
dead person, the dead / dead people
B1
Tote (der Tote) means a dead person or the dead (collective). It’s a masculine weak noun: singular der Tote, plural die Toten. Note the dative plural den Toten (adds -n). Used both as a countable individual and as a collective noun.
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Der Tote wurde am Nachmittag identifiziert.
The dead person was identified in the afternoon.
Bei dem Unfall gab es leider eine Tote.
Unfortunately, there was one fatality in the accident.
Nach dem Unfall kümmerten sich Helfer um die Verletzten, während die Toten geborgen wurden.
After the accident, helpers attended to the injured while the dead were recovered.
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Picture a solemn row of candles with a label 'Tote' (the dead) to link the word to mourning.
Sounds like 'toad' a little — imagine a toad statue marking a grave to remember it's about someone who died.
der — think of 'der Tote' (a specific male deceased person) when you first learn the word (masculine form is common in dictionaries).
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Tote can appear as 'der Tote' (male deceased) or 'die Tote' (female deceased); in plural it is 'die Toten'. The entry here uses the masculine base form as commonly listed in dictionaries.