# der Sekretär

der Sekretär is a German noun meaning “secretary”. Forms: des Sekretärs, die Sekretäre.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Sekretärs
- Plural: die Sekretäre

## In other languages

- Русский: секретарь, делопроизводитель

## Meanings

1. secretary (male or unspecified sex)
2. official of an organization
3. _historical_ high-ranking member in the Central committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
4. _Germany_ title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the middle service
5. bureau, secretary

## Examples

- Mein Sohn ist mit seinem Sekretär verlobt. — My son is engaged to his secretary.
- Er stellte einen neuen Sekretär ein. — He took on a new secretary.
- Sein Sekretär scheint die Wahrheit zu kennen. — His secretary seems to know the truth.
- Ich bin Toms neuer Sekretär. — I'm Tom's new secretary.
- Wer ist der Sekretär? — Who is the secretary?

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