Vocabulary
der
Finanzminister
/fiˈnantsmiˌnɪstɐ/· noun· Pl. die Finanzminister
finance minister, minister of finance
Der Finanzminister — the cabinet member responsible for the budget and taxes; in Germany there is a federal one and one in each Land (in the city-states a Finanzsenator), and budget debates and tax cuts are his or her territory.
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- Singular
- der Finanzminister
- Plural
- die Finanzminister
- Genitiv
- des Finanzministers
- feminin
- die Finanzministerin · die Finanzministerinnen
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Finanzminister
finance minister
Der Finanzminister will die Neuverschuldung im nächsten Jahr deutlich senken.
The finance minister wants to cut new borrowing significantly next year.
Word family
Finanzministerder Ministerministerdas Finanzministeriumministry of financedie Finanzenfinancesder BundesfinanzministerFederal Minister of Finance
Common combinations
- der Finanzminister legt den Haushalt vorthe finance minister presents the budget
- der Finanzminister des Landesthe state finance minister
- die Finanzminister der Eurozonethe eurozone finance ministers
Common learner mistakes
- der Finanzenministerder FinanzministerIn compounds the first part is Finanz- without -en: das Finanzamt, der Finanzminister.
Real examples
- Der Finanzminister legte dem Bundestag den Entwurf für den Haushalt vor.The finance minister presented the draft budget to the Bundestag.
- Die Finanzminister der Eurozone treffen sich am Montag in Brüssel.The eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday.
- Steuersenkungen wird es nicht geben, solange der Finanzminister an seinem Sparkurs festhält.There will be no tax cuts as long as the finance minister sticks to his austerity course.
