Noun
der Bundesrat
Pronunciation: /ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt/
a federal council, especially: the federal council of the Federal Republic of Germany, of Austria, of Switzerland, or of the German Empire
C1
rank #3,844
plural Bundesräte
Meanings
Noun
- a federal council, especially: the federal council of the Federal Republic of Germany, of Austria, of Switzerland, or of the German Empire
Example sentence
Der Bundesrat muss dem neuen Gesetz noch zustimmen.
The Federal Council still has to approve the new law.
Word forms
singular
der Bundesrat
plural
die Bundesräte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Bundesrat
Accusativeden Bundesrat
Dativedem Bundesrat
Genitivedes Bundesrats
Plural
Nominativedie Bundesräte
Accusativedie Bundesräte
Dativeden Bundesräten
Genitiveder Bundesräte
Usage
- der deutsche Bundesrat — Germany's Federal Council; context identifies the institution
- der Schweizer Bundesrat — a different Swiss federal body; the same name does not imply identical functions
Die Klasse besucht den Sitzungssaal des Bundesrates.
The class is visiting the Federal Council's debating chamber.