Why is it das Tribunal?
Tribunal ends in -al, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 65% of -al nouns take das and 33% take der. So learn it with its article: das Tribunal.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
[1] In ancient Rome:
[1] im alten Rom:[b] Later: The Court of Justice
[b] später: der GerichtshofExamples
[1a] The judge angered on his tribunal
[1a] Der Richter erzürnte auf seinem Tribunal.
[1b] In the tribunal there was calm when the judge announced the judgment
[1b] Im Tribunal herrschte Ruhe als der Richter das Urteil verkündete.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1b] "He speaks like before a tribunal of the world court, they felt"
[1b] „Er spricht wie vor einem Tribunal des Weltgerichts, empfanden sie.“
[2] The tribunal found him for culprit
[2] Das Tribunal fand ihn für schuldig.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Tribunal | die Tribunale |
| Genitiv | des Tribunals | der Tribunale |
| Dativ | dem Tribunal | den Tribunalen |
| Akkusativ | das Tribunal | die Tribunale |
Pronunciation
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