Why is it die Leitfigur?
Leitfigur ends in -ur, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 72% of -ur nouns take die, 18% take der, and 10% take das. So learn it with its article: die Leitfigur.
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Examples
[1] "Most recently, the 78-year-old, who is still the leading figure of his Forza Italia party, had announced a return to great politics:" Of course I'm going to be a candidate again ""
[1] „Zuletzt hatte der 78-Jährige, der immer noch Leitfigur seiner Partei Forza Italia ist, eine Rückkehr in die große Politik angekündigt: "Natürlich werde ich wieder kandidieren."“
[1] "Luckey's merit is undisputed as the leading figure of the movement"
[1] „Unbestritten ist Luckeys Verdienst als Leitfigur der Bewegung.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Already during his lifetime they were more appealed because guiding characters, famous and admired as well as hated and persecuted"
[1] „Schon zu Lebzeiten waren sie mehr Reiz- denn Leitfiguren, berühmt und bewundert genauso wie gehaßt und verfolgt.“
[1] "At that time Flóres' career had already progressed, so that in many ways he can be considered a kind of ideological key figure of the two"
[1] „Damals war Flóres' Karriere bereits fortgeschritten, sodass er in vielerlei Hinsicht als eine Art ideologische Leitfigur der beiden gelten kann.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Leitfigur | die Leitfiguren |
| Genitiv | der Leitfigur | der Leitfiguren |
| Dativ | der Leitfigur | den Leitfiguren |
| Akkusativ | die Leitfigur | die Leitfiguren |
Pronunciation
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