Why is it der Ressortchef?
Ressortchef is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Chef. So it’s der Ressortchef.
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Meaning
Examples
[1] "The department head Seehofer, which is also responsible for sport, was in a domestic quarantine with a Covid 19 infection for four weeks and, according to his ministry, has been back in his office in Berlin since the beginning of last week"
[1] „Der auch für den Sport zuständige Ressortchef Seehofer war mit einer Covid-19-Infektion für vier Wochen in häuslicher Quarantäne und ist nach Angaben seines Ministeriums seit Anfang vergangener Woche wieder in seinem Büro in Berlin.“
[1] "[...] In addition to Ashton, US Secretary of State John Kerry, his Russian colleague Sergei Lawrow and the Ukrainian department head Andrij Deschtschizia should also take part" "
[1] „[…] An der Zusammenkunft sollen neben Ashton auch US-Außenminister John Kerry, dessen russischer Kollege Sergej Lawrow sowie der ukrainische Ressortchef Andrij Deschtschizia teilnehmen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ressortchef | die Ressortchefs |
| Genitiv | des Ressortchefs | der Ressortchefs |
| Dativ | dem Ressortchef | den Ressortchefs |
| Akkusativ | den Ressortchef | die Ressortchefs |
Pronunciation
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