Vocabulary
der
Protagonist
/pʁotaɡoˈnɪst/· noun· Pl. die Protagonisten
protagonist, main character; leading figure (of a movement or debate)
Der Protagonist — the main character of a novel, film or play, a key word in literary analysis; in journalism also a leading figure of a movement, debate or reform.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Protagonist
- Plural
- die Protagonisten
- Genitiv
- des Protagonisten
- feminin
- die Protagonistin
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Protagonist
main character
Der Protagonist des Romans ist ein Kellner, der sein Gedächtnis verliert.
The protagonist of the novel is a waiter who loses his memory.
Word family
Protagonistdie Protagonistinprotagonist (woman)der Antagonistantagonist
Common combinations
- der Protagonist des Romansthe novel's protagonist
- die Protagonisten der Debattethe key figures in the debate
- aus Sicht des Protagonistenfrom the protagonist's point of view
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Hauptfigurder Held
↔ Opposites
der Antagonist
Common learner mistakes
- dem Protagonistdem ProtagonistenProtagonist is a weak noun: den, dem and des Protagonisten.
Real examples
- Der Film begleitet die Protagonistin über zehn Jahre, vom Studium bis zur ersten eigenen Firma.The film follows the protagonist over ten years, from university to her first company of her own.
- Beschreiben Sie, wie sich der Protagonist im Laufe der Erzählung verändert.Describe how the protagonist changes in the course of the story.
- In der Dokumentation kommen Protagonisten der Wiener Punkszene der Achtzigerjahre zu Wort.In the documentary leading figures of the Viennese punk scene of the eighties have their say.
