Noun
der Kapitän
Pronunciation: /kapiˈtɛːn/
captain
B1
rank #2,131
plural Kapitäne
Meanings
Noun
- captain
- captain (player who leads a team and serves as contact person for the referee)
Example sentence
Wo ist der Kapitän dieses Schiffes?
Where is the captain of this ship?
Word forms
singular
der Kapitän
plural
die Kapitäne
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kapitän
Accusativeden Kapitän
Dativedem Kapitän
Genitivedes Kapitäns
Plural
Nominativedie Kapitäne
Accusativedie Kapitäne
Dativeden Kapitänen
Genitiveder Kapitäne
Usage
- der Kapitän eines Schiffes — the captain of a ship
- der Mannschaftskapitän — the team captain; a related sporting use
Der Kapitän begrüßte die Reisenden an Bord.
The captain welcomed the passengers on board.