Noun
der Korrespondent
Pronunciation: /kɔʁɛspɔnˈdɛnt/
correspondent (male or of unspecified gender) (of a news organisation)
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plural Korrespondenten
Meanings
Noun
- correspondent (male or of unspecified gender) (of a news organisation)
Example sentence
Der Korrespondent schickte einen Bericht aus Moskau.
The correspondent filed a report from Moscow.
Word forms
singular
der Korrespondent
plural
die Korrespondenten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Korrespondent
Accusativeden Korrespondenten
Dativedem Korrespondenten
Genitivedes Korrespondenten
Plural
Nominativedie Korrespondenten
Accusativedie Korrespondenten
Dativeden Korrespondenten
Genitiveder Korrespondenten
Korrespondent is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Korrespondent / den Korrespondenten — A weak masculine noun; -en outside nominative singular.
- Korrespondent / Bericht — The journalist reporting from a place versus the report itself.
Der Korrespondent berichtet direkt vom Ort des Geschehens.
The correspondent reports directly from the scene.