conservative
die Konservative, die Konservativen
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conservative
A person who holds on to traditional political, social, or cultural ideas and tends to view change cautiously.
Der Konservative in unserer Gruppe ist gegen eine schnelle Änderung der Regeln.
The conservative in our group is against changing the rules too quickly.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Konservativen |
| genitive | der Konservativen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Konservative | die Konservativen |
| accusative | die Konservative | die Konservativen |
| dative | der Konservativen | den Konservativen |
| genitive | der Konservativen | der Konservativen |
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'Der Konservative' (the conservative) is a substantivized adjective: The word comes from 'konservativ' (conservative) and is capitalized when used as a term for a person. The article shows that the term is used like a noun in the sentence.
Der Konservative äußerte sich vorsichtig zu den geplanten Reformen.
The conservative expressed cautious views on the planned reforms.
The word is often used with a description of the person's political views or with an area in which the person represents conservative positions. Typical collocations include 'ein überzeugter Konservativer' (a committed conservative), 'ein gemäßigter Konservativer' (a moderate conservative), and 'ein Konservativer im Parlament' (a conservative in parliament).
In der Debatte stellte sich ein gemäßigter Konservativer hinter den Kompromiss.
In the debate, a moderate conservative supported the compromise.
'Der Konservative' (the conservative) occurs particularly often in political commentary, news reports, and debates. Depending on the context, the term may be intended objectively or may reveal a critical attitude on the part of the speaker.
Der Konservative warnte davor, gesellschaftliche Veränderungen zu schnell umzusetzen.
The conservative warned against implementing social changes too quickly.
