Why is it der Manager?
Manager is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Ger. So it’s der Manager.
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Meaning
[1] Work, economy: person, (mostly employed) manager, in a company
[1] Beruf, Wirtschaft: Person, (meist angestellte) Führungskraft, in einem Unternehmen[2] Software: Administrative program or software in data processing and information technology
[2] Software: Verwaltungsprogramm oder -software in der Datenverarbeitung und InformationstechnikExamples
[1] At the moment there is a lot of discussion about the managers' salaries
[1] Zurzeit wird über die Gehälter der Manager heftig diskutiert.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Manager | die Manager |
| Genitiv | des Managers | der Manager |
| Dativ | dem Manager | den Managern |
| Akkusativ | den Manager | die Manager |
Pronunciation
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