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The article for

Chef

der Chef

Chef is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Chefs
English
boss, manager
Level
A1
Topic
Work

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Why is it der Chef?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Chef, so learn the two together: der Chef.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Male person with authority over subordinate staff, owners, superiors

[1] männliche Person mit Weisungsbefugnis über nachgeordnetes Personal, Inhaber, Vorgesetzter

[2] casually: generally for the leader or head of groups, also as a form of address

[2] salopp: allgemein für Anführer oder Oberhaupt von Gruppen auch als Anrede

Examples

[1] Your boss is a very easygoing person

[1] Ihr Chef ist ein sehr umgänglicher Mensch.

[2] After the death of his father, Romero is now the head of the family.

[2] Nach dem Tod des Vaters ist jetzt Romero der Chef der Familie.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Chef die Chefs
Genitiv des Chefs der Chefs
Dativ dem Chef den Chefs
Akkusativ den Chef die Chefs

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