Definition
A male legal professional who advises or represents clients.
Translations
- English
- lawyer
- Français
- avocat
- Türkçe
- erkek avukat
- Polski
- prawnik
- Русский
- адвокат
- Українська
- адвокат
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Anwalt
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Society & Public Life
lawyer
/deːɐ̯ ˈanvalt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Anwälte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Anwalt vertritt seinen Mandanten vor Gericht.NominativSing.The lawyer represents his client in court.
- Die Richterin befragt den Anwalt zu dem Fall.AkkusativSing.The judge questions the lawyer about the case.
- Die Mandantin vertraut dem Anwalt.DativSing.The client trusts the lawyer.
- Die Einschätzung des Anwalts war überzeugend.GenitivSing.The lawyer’s assessment was convincing.
- Die Anwälte beraten ihre Mandanten umfassend.NominativPlur.The lawyers advise their clients comprehensively.
- Das Gericht hört die Anwälte an.AkkusativPlur.The court hears the lawyers.
- Die Mandanten danken den Anwälten für ihre Hilfe.DativPlur.The clients thank the lawyers for their help.
- Die Rechte der Anwälte sind gesetzlich geschützt.GenitivPlur.The lawyers’ rights are protected by law.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Anwalt/ˈanvalt/
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Article phrase
der Anwalt/deːɐ̯ ˈanvalt/
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Plural
Anwälte/ˈanvɛltə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Anwalt | die Anwälte |
| Akkusativ | den Anwalt | die Anwälte |
| Dativ | dem Anwalt | den Anwälten |
| Genitiv | des Anwalts | der Anwälte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Anwalt konsultieren
- Collocationeinen erfahrenen Anwalt beauftragen
- Collocationsich von einem Anwalt vertreten lassen
- Prepositional constructionmit einem Anwalt sprechenmit + Dativ
- Profession expressionals Anwalt arbeiten
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termRichter — male judge
A Anwalt advises or represents clients, while a Richter presides over court proceedings and makes binding legal decisions.
- Related termNotar
A Notar notarizes legal transactions and prepares public documents; a Anwalt provides legal advice to and represents clients.
- Broader termJurist
- Broader termRechtsberater
- Semantically relatedMandant
The Mandant is the person who obtains legal advice or representation from a lawyer in a legal matter.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.