# der Charakter

der Charakter is a German noun meaning “character”. Forms: des Charakters, die Charaktere.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Charakters
- Plural: die Charaktere

## In other languages

- Русский: характер
- Українська: характер

## Noun

1. character; the totality of someone's personal qualities
   - Ein Mann von ausgezeichnetem Charakter. — A man of excellent character.
2. character, characteristic feature or nature of a thing, place, or people
   - der Charakter der Stadt — the character of the city
3. character, symbol, written glyph
   - Er zog ein mit sonderbaren Charakteren geschriebenes Heft hervor, […]
4. _archaic · possibly_ title, rank

## Noun

1. a character; role/figure in a theatrical play, video game etc., which has a noticeable character (set of personal qualities)

## Examples

- Ich mochte mysteriöse Charaktere schon immer mehr. — I always liked mysterious characters more.
- Tom hat einen starken Charakter. — Tom has a strong character.
- Sie hat einen ähnlichen Charakter wie du. — Her character is similar to yours.
- Tiere haben, ebenso wie Menschen, einen Charakter. — Animals, just like humans, have personalities.
- Unsere Charaktere sind völlig unterschiedlich. — Our personalities are completely different.

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