Noun
der Kommandant
Pronunciation: /kɔmanˈdant/
commander (of small or medium-sized units)
B2
rank #4,168
plural Kommandanten
Meanings
Noun
- commander (of small or medium-sized units)
- commander (of any unit)
Example sentence
Soldaten müssen ihren Kommandanten gehorchen.
Soldiers must obey their commanders.
Word forms
singular
der Kommandant
plural
die Kommandanten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kommandant
Accusativeden Kommandanten
Dativedem Kommandanten
Genitivedes Kommandanten
Plural
Nominativedie Kommandanten
Accusativedie Kommandanten
Dativeden Kommandanten
Genitiveder Kommandanten
Kommandant is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- dem Kommandanten gehorchen — Kommandant is weak: dative dem Kommandanten.
- die Kommandantin — The feminine form of commander.
Der Kommandant gab den Befehl zum Rückzug.
The commander gave the order to retreat.