Usage Note
Dirigent is an orchestra conductor and a weak (n-declension) noun, taking -en in all cases but the nominative singular, e.g. dem Dirigenten. The feminine form is Dirigentin; don't confuse it with Schaffner ('train conductor').
Examples
"Der Dirigent hob den Taktstock."
Natural Translation
The conductor raised the baton.
Literal Translation
The conductor raised the baton.
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