Noun
der Schützling
Pronunciation: /ˈʃʏt͡slɪŋ/
protégé(e)
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plural Schützlinge
Meanings
Noun
- protégé(e)
Example sentence
Der Trainer war auf seinen Schützling sehr stolz.
The coach was very proud of his protégé.
Word forms
singular
der Schützling
plural
die Schützlinge
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schützling
Accusativeden Schützling
Dativedem Schützling
Genitivedes Schützlings
Plural
Nominativedie Schützlinge
Accusativedie Schützlinge
Dativeden Schützlingen
Genitiveder Schützlinge
Usage
- seinen Schützling fördern — support a protégé's development
- der Schützling — a masculine grammatical form that can also refer to a female protégé
Die Pianistin stellte ihren jungen Schützling dem Publikum vor.
The pianist introduced her young protégé to the audience.