der Taliban
Taliban member
A member of the Taliban, an Islamist political and military movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
EXAMPLE
Der Taliban kontrollierte den Zugang zum Gebäude.
The Taliban member controlled access to the building.
der Taliban
Taliban
der Taliban, die Taliban
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Taliban, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Taliban |
| genitive | des Taliban |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Taliban | die Taliban |
| accusative | den Taliban | die Taliban |
| dative | dem Taliban | den Taliban |
| genitive | des Taliban des Talibans | der Taliban |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Individual or group
'der Taliban' (the Taliban member) refers to a single person. When the movement or several members are meant, 'Taliban' is generally used with a plural article or in a plural group.
EXAMPLE
Der Taliban wurde am Kontrollpunkt festgenommen.
The Taliban member was arrested at the checkpoint.
Die Taliban erklärten ihre neue politische Position.
The Taliban announced their new political position.
Typical collocations
The word often appears with adjectives or terms describing roles, for example 'ein bewaffneter Taliban' (an armed Taliban member), 'ein ranghoher Taliban' (a senior Taliban member), or 'ein Taliban-Kämpfer' (a Taliban fighter). Such combinations describe the person more precisely.
EXAMPLE
Ein ranghoher Taliban sprach vor den internationalen Medien.
A senior Taliban member spoke to the international media.
Political context
'Taliban' is used mainly in political, military, and journalistic texts. In the singular, it refers to a member of the Islamist political and military movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
EXAMPLE
Der Bericht beschreibt, wie ein Taliban die Kontrolle über den Grenzübergang übernahm.
The report describes how a Taliban member took control of the border crossing.
In real life
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