Noun
der Komponist
Pronunciation: /kɔmpoˈnɪst/
composer
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plural Komponisten
Meanings
Noun
- composer
Example sentence
Wer ist der größte Komponist aller Zeiten?
Who is the greatest composer of all time?
Word forms
singular
der Komponist
plural
die Komponisten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Komponist
Accusativeden Komponisten
Dativedem Komponisten
Genitivedes Komponisten
Plural
Nominativedie Komponisten
Accusativedie Komponisten
Dativeden Komponisten
Genitiveder Komponisten
Komponist is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- einen Komponisten kennenlernen — meet a composer; weak noun adds -en outside nominative singular
- der Komponist / die Komponistin — male / female composer; related to komponieren
Der Komponist schrieb die Musik eigens für das Theaterstück.
The composer wrote the music especially for the play.