Noun
der Grande
grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or company group
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plural Granden
Meanings
Noun
- grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or company group
- grandee (member of the Spanish high nobility)
Example sentence
Ein alter Grande des Vereins hielt die Eröffnungsrede.
An old grandee of the club gave the opening speech.
Word forms
singular
der Grande
plural
die Granden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Grande
Accusativeden Granden
Dativedem Granden
Genitivedes Granden
Plural
Nominativedie Granden
Accusativedie Granden
Dativeden Granden
Genitiveder Granden
Grande is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- ein Grande der Partei — Figuratively, an influential senior figure or grandee of the party.
- der Grande / den Granden — The weak masculine noun adds -n outside nominative singular.
Der Grande der Partei zog sich nach vielen Jahren aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück.
The party grandee withdrew from public life after many years.