Noun
der Agent
agent; spy
C1
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plural Agenten
Meanings
Noun
- agent; spy
- agent (for artists or athletes)
Example sentence
Er arbeitete jahrelang als Agent für den Geheimdienst.
He worked as an agent for the secret service for years.
Word forms
singular
der Agent
plural
die Agenten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Agent
Accusativeden Agenten
Dativedem Agenten
Genitivedes Agenten
Plural
Nominativedie Agenten
Accusativedie Agenten
Dativeden Agenten
Genitiveder Agenten
Agent is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- einen Agenten enttarnen — Expose a spy; Agent is weak and takes -en in accusative.
- Agent / Agentur — The person differs from an agency or organisation.
Der Agent übermittelte die Nachricht in einem verschlüsselten Brief.
The agent transmitted the message in an encrypted letter.