Noun
der Referent
speaker; presenter (giving a talk)
C1
rank #5,490
plural Referenten
Meanings
Noun
- speaker; presenter (giving a talk)
- adviser; consultant (in an office or ministry)
Example sentence
Nach dem Vortrag beantwortete der Referent noch viele Fragen.
After the talk, the speaker answered lots of questions.
Word forms
singular
der Referent
plural
die Referenten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Referent
Accusativeden Referenten
Dativedem Referenten
Genitivedes Referenten
Plural
Nominativedie Referenten
Accusativedie Referenten
Dativeden Referenten
Genitiveder Referenten
Referent is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- einen Referenten einladen — invite a speaker; weak noun adds -en outside nominative singular
- Referent / Referentin — male / female presenter; also an adviser in an administrative setting
Der Referent erläuterte seine These anhand eines kurzen Beispiels.
The speaker explained his thesis using a short example.