Why is it der Premierminister?
Premierminister is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Minister. So it’s der Premierminister.
Meaning
[1] Politics: head of government in parliamentary states
[1] Politik: Regierungschef in parlamentarischen StaatenExamples
[1] "The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had also appealed to China's government to sponsor the man from a death penalty"
[1] „Auch der britische Premierminister Gordon Brown hatte an Chinas Regierung appelliert, den Mann von einer Todesstrafe zu verschonen.“
[1] "It has been a good one and a half years since Modi took over the office of Prime Minister in order to accomplish great everywhere in the country as in Jayapur"
[1] „Gut anderthalb Jahre ist es her, dass Modi das Amt des Premierministers übernahm, um überall im Land Großes wie in Jayapur zu vollbringen.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The first prime minister of the new state becomes Patrice Lumumbia"
[1] „Erster Premierminister des neuen Staates wird Patrice Lumumba.“
[1] "Not enough to make himself complicit in the murder of the former Prime Minister Churchill"
[1] „Nicht genug damit, dass er sich an der Ermordung des ehemaligen Premierministers Churchill mitschuldig machte.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Premierminister | die Premierminister |
| Genitiv | des Premierministers | der Premierminister |
| Dativ | dem Premierminister | den Premierministern |
| Akkusativ | den Premierminister | die Premierminister |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary