No. 11,524 in German
steffi
"Steffi" is a diminutive form of the German name "Stefanie," equivalent to "Stephanie" in English.
In a sentence
Steffi ist eine hervorragende Tennisspielerin.
Steffi is an excellent tennis player.
The word 'Steffi' is used here as a proper noun, serving as the name of the subject of the sentence.
Ich habe erfahren, dass Steffi heute nicht zur Arbeit kommen wird.
I found out that Steffi will not come to work today.
In this sentence, 'Steffi' again appears as a proper noun, referring to a specific individual known to both the speaker and the listener.
Gestern Abend haben wir Steffi zum Geburtstag gratuliert.
Last night we congratulated Steffi on her birthday.
Here, 'Steffi' is once again a proper noun, used as the object to whom the action of congratulating is directed.
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