Noun
der Praktikant
Pronunciation: [ˌpʁaktiˈkant]
trainee, intern
B1
rank #8,715
plural Praktikanten
Meanings
Noun
- trainee, intern
Example sentence
Sie sind Praktikanten.
They're interns.
Word forms
singular
der Praktikant
plural
die Praktikanten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Praktikant
Accusativeden Praktikanten
Dativedem Praktikanten
Genitivedes Praktikanten
Plural
Nominativedie Praktikanten
Accusativedie Praktikanten
Dativeden Praktikanten
Genitiveder Praktikanten
Praktikant is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- einen Praktikanten betreuen — supervise an intern; weak noun adds -en outside nominative singular
- Praktikant / Praktikum — the intern / the internship; person and placement differ
Der Praktikant durfte bei der Vorbereitung der Ausstellung mithelfen.
The intern was allowed to help prepare the exhibition.