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Mandant

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Noun

der Mandant

Pronunciation: /manˈdant/

client (of a lawyer)

C2 rank #9,915 plural Mandanten

Meanings

Noun
  1. client (of a lawyer)

Example sentence

Mein Mandant ist zu einem Abkommen bereit.

My client is willing to make a deal.

Word forms

singular der Mandant
plural die Mandanten

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Mandant
Accusativeden Mandanten
Dativedem Mandanten
Genitivedes Mandanten

Plural

Nominativedie Mandanten
Accusativedie Mandanten
Dativeden Mandanten
Genitiveder Mandanten

Mandant is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.

Usage

  • der Mandant / den Mandanten — A weak masculine noun; -en outside nominative singular.
  • Mandant / Kunde — A client of a lawyer or similar adviser versus a customer generally.
Extra sentence

Im Krimi bringt der Mandant einen ungeöffneten Brief mit.

In the crime novel, the client brings an unopened letter.