No. 15,556 in German
wackeren
"Brave" or "valiant."
In a sentence
Der wackere Ritter verteidigte das Dorf.
The valiant knight defended the village.
Here, 'wackere' (valiant) is used as an adjective in the nominative masculine singular form, describing 'Ritter' (knight).
Mit wackeren Helfern wurde die Aufgabe schnell erledigt.
With valiant helpers, the task was quickly completed.
In this sentence, 'wackeren' (valiant) adopts the dative plural form to describe 'Helfern' (helpers) following the preposition 'mit'.
Sie bewiesen ihren wackeren Geist in schwierigen Zeiten.
They proved their valiant spirit in difficult times.
Here, 'wackeren' (valiant) is in the accusative masculine singular form, describing 'Geist' (spirit), aligned with the structure of the verb 'bewiesen'.
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