nounnot in the study set
der Spitzenkandidat
/ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːt/
lead candidate
- genitive
- des Spitzenkandidaten
- plural
- die Spitzenkandidaten
- built from
- Spitzen + Kandidat
Meanings
- 1
lead candidate — the first candidate on an electoral list, who is often the leader of the respective political party, or the person designated to lead the government in the event of the party winning the election
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derSpitzenkandidat | dieSpitzenkandidaten |
| accusative | denSpitzenkandidaten | dieSpitzenkandidaten |
| dative | demSpitzenkandidaten | denSpitzenkandidaten |
| genitive | desSpitzenkandidaten | derSpitzenkandidaten |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.