Noun
der Intendant
director (artistic director), manager (male or of unspecified gender)
C1
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plural Intendanten
Meanings
Noun
- director (artistic director), manager (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Der neue Intendant des Theaters plant eine mutige Spielzeit.
The theatre's new artistic director is planning a bold season.
Word forms
singular
der Intendant
plural
die Intendanten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Intendant
Accusativeden Intendanten
Dativedem Intendanten
Genitivedes Intendanten
Plural
Nominativedie Intendanten
Accusativedie Intendanten
Dativeden Intendanten
Genitiveder Intendanten
Intendant is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Intendant / die Intendantin — male / female artistic director; a theatre or broadcasting role
- einen Intendanten ernennen — appoint an artistic director; weak noun adds -en outside nominative singular
Der Intendant stellte den Spielplan für die kommende Saison vor.
The artistic director presented the programme for the coming season.