Noun
der Kommissar
Pronunciation: /kɔmɪˈsaːɐ̯/
commissioner
B2
rank #4,144
plural Kommissare
Meanings
Noun
- commissioner
- title of a police officer at the beginning of the upper service
Example sentence
Der zuständige Kommissar stellte den Bericht in Brüssel vor.
The commissioner in charge presented the report in Brussels.
Word forms
singular
der Kommissar
plural
die Kommissare
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kommissar
Accusativeden Kommissar
Dativedem Kommissar
Genitivedes Kommissars
Plural
Nominativedie Kommissare
Accusativedie Kommissare
Dativeden Kommissaren
Genitiveder Kommissare
Usage
- der zuständige Kommissar — The commissioner responsible for a particular area.
- die Kommissarin — The feminine form; context can also refer to a police commissioner.
Die Kommissarin stellte ihren Bericht dem Ausschuss vor.
The commissioner presented her report to the committee.