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The article for

Ressort

das Ressort

Ressort is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Ressorts

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Ressort?

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

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Disturbed task or subject area (e.g. finance, judiciary)

[1] abgegrenztes Aufgaben- oder Themengebiet (zum Beispiel Finanzen, Justiz)

Examples

[1] In this department we have too few employees

[1] In diesem Ressort haben wir zu wenige Mitarbeiter.

[1] [Headline:] "Grand coalition in Berlin: Distribution of the departments still unclear"

[1] [Schlagzeile:] „Große Koalition in Berlin: Verteilung der Ressorts noch unklar“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The SPD also decided who is on which chair - with some surprises CDU and CSU, their departments had already awarded."

[1] „Auch die SPD hat entschieden, wer auf welchen Stuhl rückt - mit einigen Überraschungen. CDU und CSU hatten ihre Ressorts bereits vergeben.“

[1] "Promotion of reading is always popular in the Federal Ministry of Education, but the families and daycare centers are respected in a completely different department"

[1] „Leseförderung ist immer gerne im Bundesbildungsministerium verortet, aber die Familien und die Kitas werden in einem ganz anderen Ressort angesprochen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Ressort die Ressorts
Genitiv des Ressorts der Ressorts
Dativ dem Ressort den Ressorts
Akkusativ das Ressort die Ressorts

Pronunciation

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