student representative
der Schulsprecher, die Schulsprecher
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student representative
A student elected by the students to represent their interests to the school administration and teachers.
Der Schulsprecher hat die Wünsche der Schüler bei der Schulleitung vorgetragen.
The student representative presented the students' wishes to the school administration.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schulsprecher |
| genitive | des Schulsprechers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Schulsprecher | die Schulsprecher |
| accusative | den Schulsprecher | die Schulsprecher |
| dative | dem Schulsprecher | den Schulsprechern |
| genitive | des Schulsprechers | der Schulsprecher |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word consists of 'Schul-' (school) and 'Sprecher' (spokesperson). The first part indicates a school context; here, 'Sprecher' (spokesperson) describes someone who speaks on behalf of a group.
Als Schulsprecher spricht Amir im Namen der gesamten Schülerschaft.
As student representative, Amir speaks on behalf of the entire student body.
Typical expressions are 'jemanden zum Schulsprecher wählen' (to elect someone as student representative) and 'als Schulsprecher kandidieren' (to run for student representative). The phrase 'zum Schulsprecher' (as student representative) names the office someone takes up as a result of the election.
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler haben Leon zum Schulsprecher gewählt.
The students elected Leon as student representative.
Dieses Jahr möchte Jonas als Schulsprecher kandidieren.
This year, Jonas wants to run for student representative.
If you need support, you can 'sich an den Schulsprecher wenden' (turn to the student representative). In this pattern, 'an' is followed by the accusative case.
Bei Problemen mit der neuen Pausenregel könnt ihr euch an den Schulsprecher wenden.
If you have problems with the new break-time rule, you can turn to the student representative.
