Noun
der Kardinal
cardinal (official in Catholic Church)
B2
rank #4,359
plural Kardinäle
Meanings
Noun
- cardinal (official in Catholic Church)
- cardinal, cardinalid (bird in the family Cardinalidae)
Example sentence
Die Kardinäle haben einen neuen Papst gewählt.
The cardinals have elected a new pope.
Word forms
singular
der Kardinal
plural
die Kardinäle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kardinal
Accusativeden Kardinal
Dativedem Kardinal
Genitivedes Kardinals
Plural
Nominativedie Kardinäle
Accusativedie Kardinäle
Dativeden Kardinälen
Genitiveder Kardinäle
Usage
- zum Kardinal ernannt werden — Be appointed a cardinal.
- der Kardinal / die Kardinäle — The church title has an umlaut in the plural.
Der Kardinal nahm an der feierlichen Eröffnung teil.
The cardinal took part in the ceremonial opening.