Noun
der Sultan
Pronunciation: /ˈzʊlˌtaːn/
sultan
C1
rank #6,170
plural Sultane
Meanings
Noun
- sultan
Example sentence
Der Sultan ließ diesen Palast vor vierhundert Jahren bauen.
The sultan had this palace built four hundred years ago.
Word forms
singular
der Sultan
plural
die Sultane
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Sultan
Accusativeden Sultan
Dativedem Sultan
Genitivedes Sultans
Plural
Nominativedie Sultane
Accusativedie Sultane
Dativeden Sultanen
Genitiveder Sultane
Usage
- der Sultan / die Sultane — The ruler's title has plural -e and genitive des Sultans.
- ein Palast des Sultans — A palace belonging to the sultan; des Sultans is genitive.
Im Märchen empfängt der Sultan einen fremden Gesandten.
In the fairy tale, the sultan receives a foreign envoy.