noun#9,642 by frequency
der Ehrgeiz
ambition
- genitive
- des Ehrgeizes
- plural
- die Ehrgeize
Meanings
- 1
ambition
Sein Ehrgeiz ließ ihn hart arbeiten.
His ambition made him work hard.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich denke, Tom hat keinen Ehrgeiz.
I think Tom is unambitious.
Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derEhrgeiz | dieEhrgeize |
| accusative | denEhrgeiz | dieEhrgeize |
| dative | demEhrgeiz | denEhrgeizen |
| genitive | desEhrgeizes | derEhrgeize |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.