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Ökonom

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Noun

der Ökonom

Pronunciation: /ʔøkoˈnoːm/

economist

C1 rank #8,717 plural Ökonomen

Meanings

Noun
  1. economist

Example sentence

Der Ökonom sagte eine ausgedehnte Depression voraus.

The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.

Word forms

singular der Ökonom
plural die Ökonomen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Ökonom
Accusativeden Ökonomen
Dativedem Ökonomen
Genitivedes Ökonomen

Plural

Nominativedie Ökonomen
Accusativedie Ökonomen
Dativeden Ökonomen
Genitiveder Ökonomen

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

Usage

  • mit einem Ökonomen sprechen — speak with an economist; weak noun adds -en outside nominative singular
  • Ökonom / Ökonomin — male / female economist; related to Ökonomie
Extra sentence

Der Ökonom erklärte die Zahlen mit einer einfachen Grafik.

The economist explained the figures using a simple chart.