Noun
der Konsul
Pronunciation: /ˈkɔnzʊl/
consul (official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country)
C2
rank #9,637
plural Konsuln
Meanings
Noun
- consul (official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country)
Example sentence
Der deutsche Konsul half den Reisenden mit neuen Pässen.
The German consul helped the travellers with new passports.
Word forms
singular
der Konsul
plural
die Konsuln
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Konsul
Accusativeden Konsul
Dativedem Konsul
Genitivedes Konsuls
Plural
Nominativedie Konsuln
Accusativedie Konsuln
Dativeden Konsuln
Genitiveder Konsuln
Usage
- der Konsul / die Konsuln — The plural adds -n, not -en.
- Konsul / Konsulat — The official versus the office or institution where consular work is carried out.
Der Konsul empfing die Gäste im historischen Sitzungssaal.
The consul received the guests in the historic meeting room.