Kapitän

/kapiˈtɛːn/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

captain
- Der Kapitän führte das Schiff sicher in den Hafen.
  
  The captain steered the ship safely into the harbour.

Kapitän is used for a ship's captain or a sports team captain, not the military; Hauptmann is specifically a military rank, an army captain.

Similar in other languages

French

capitaine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

Portuguese

capitão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "captain."

1 What does Kapitän mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ führte das Schiff sicher in den Hafen.

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