Noun
der Spitzenkandidat
Pronunciation: /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːt/
lead candidate (the top candidate on a party's electoral list, usually the party's nominee to lead the government)
The German noun Spitzenkandidat means lead candidate in English.
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plural Spitzenkandidaten
All meanings of Spitzenkandidat
Noun
- lead candidate (the top candidate on a party's electoral list, usually the party's nominee to lead the government)
Spitzenkandidat in a German sentence
Die Partei stellt heute ihren Spitzenkandidaten vor.
The party is presenting its lead candidate today.
Forms of Spitzenkandidat
singular
der Spitzenkandidat
plural
die Spitzenkandidaten
Spitzenkandidat in the four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Spitzenkandidat
Accusativeden Spitzenkandidaten
Dativedem Spitzenkandidaten
Genitivedes Spitzenkandidaten
Plural
Nominativedie Spitzenkandidaten
Accusativedie Spitzenkandidaten
Dativeden Spitzenkandidaten
Genitiveder Spitzenkandidaten
Spitzenkandidat is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.