revolutionary
der Revolutionär, die Revolutionäre
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revolutionary
A man who supports or actively participates in a revolution and seeks fundamental political or social change.
Der Revolutionär rief zum Sturz der Regierung auf.
The revolutionary called for the overthrow of the government.
revolutionary
A man whose ideas or achievements in a particular field bring about fundamental innovation and significant change.
Als Revolutionär der modernen Architektur entwickelte er völlig neue Bauformen.
As a revolutionary in modern architecture, he developed entirely new forms of construction.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Revolutionäre |
| genitive | des Revolutionärs |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Revolutionär | die Revolutionäre |
| accusative | den Revolutionär | die Revolutionäre |
| dative | dem Revolutionär | den Revolutionären |
| genitive | des Revolutionärs | der Revolutionäre |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Revolutionär' (revolutionary) is derived from 'Revolution' (revolution). The ending '-är' here refers to a person associated with a revolution or fundamental innovation.
Der Revolutionär musste wegen seiner politischen Aktivitäten das Land verlassen.
The revolutionary had to leave the country because of his political activities.
In a political context, 'Revolutionär' (revolutionary) often occurs with verbs and expressions such as 'eine Revolution unterstützen' (to support a revolution), 'an einer Revolution teilnehmen' (to participate in a revolution), or 'zum Sturz der Regierung aufrufen' (to call for the overthrow of the government).
Der Revolutionär unterstützte den bewaffneten Widerstand gegen das Regime.
The revolutionary supported the armed resistance against the regime.
Signal words such as 'Regierung' (government), 'Regime' (regime), 'Aufstand' (uprising), 'Sturz' (overthrow), or 'Revolution' (revolution) usually show that 'Revolutionär' (revolutionary) has a political meaning.
Die Regierung ließ den Revolutionär nach dem Aufstand verhaften.
The government had the revolutionary arrested after the uprising.
In its figurative meaning, 'Revolutionär' (revolutionary) is often used with a genitive phrase or with 'auf dem Gebiet' (in the field of). This specifies the field of study or area of life in which the innovation takes place.
Er gilt als Revolutionär auf dem Gebiet der künstlichen Intelligenz.
He is considered a revolutionary in the field of artificial intelligence.
