noun#7,863 by frequency
die Hauptfigur
/ˈhaʊ̯pt.fiˌɡuːɐ̯/
protagonist
- genitive
- der Hauptfigur
- plural
- die Hauptfiguren
- built from
- Haupt + Figur
Meanings
- 1
protagonist — main character in a literary work or drama
Tom ist die Hauptfigur der Geschichte.
Tom is the main character of the story.
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Die Hauptfigur ist ein Mann, dessen Namen wir nicht kennen.
The main character is a man whose name we do not know.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieHauptfigur | dieHauptfiguren |
| accusative | dieHauptfigur | dieHauptfiguren |
| dative | derHauptfigur | denHauptfiguren |
| genitive | derHauptfigur | derHauptfiguren |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.