noun#2,054 by frequency
der Kapitän
/kapiˈtɛːn/
captain
- genitive
- des Kapitäns
- plural
- die Kapitäne
Meanings
- 1
captain
Dieses Schiff braucht einen Kapitän.
This ship needs a captain.
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Tom ist ein guter Kapitän.
Tom is a good captain.
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- 2
captain — medium-level officer rank
- 3
captain — player who leads a team and serves as contact person for the referee
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derKapitän | dieKapitäne |
| accusative | denKapitän | dieKapitäne |
| dative | demKapitän | denKapitänen |
| genitive | desKapitäns | derKapitäne |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.