Is it der, die or das Astronaut?

DER

Astronaut

The correct article in German of Astronaut is der. So it is der Astronaut! (nominative case)

The word Astronaut is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Astronaut?

How does the declension of Astronaut work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Astronaut	die Astronauten
Genitive	des Astronauten	der Astronauten
Dative	dem Astronauten	den Astronauten
Akkusative	den Astronauten	die Astronauten

What is the meaning of Astronaut in German?

Astronaut is defined as:

[1] Space traveler (especially of the western world community) taking part in a space flight

[1] Weltraumfahrer (besonders der westlichen Weltgemeinschaft), der an einem Raumflug teilnimmt

How to use Astronaut in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Astronaut with translations in English.

[1] Im Jahr 1961 startete der erste Astronaut ins All.

[1] In 1961 the first astronaut took off into space

[1] „Ein »Astronaut«, der den Mond betritt, hat mit der Reise von der Erde bis dorthin von der Entfernung, die uns vom sonnennächsten Fixstern trennt, noch weniger, nämlich 1 Hundertmillionstel, zurückgelegt.“[8]

[1] "An» astronaut «who steps on the moon has covered even less, namely 1 hundred millionth, with the journey from the earth to there, the distance that separates us from the closest fixed star.

[1] „Nach dem Mondflug waren die Astronauten mit einer Kapsel im Pazifik gelandet.“[9]

[1] “After the moon flight, the astronauts landed in a capsule in the Pacific” [9]

[1] „Und die, die auf ihn herabschauten, waren Astronauten.“[10]

[1] “And those who looked down on him were astronauts” [10]

[1] „Wir fühlten uns wie Astronauten, die auf die Erde blicken.“[11]

[1] "We felt like astronauts looking at the earth." [11]

Pictures or photos of Astronaut

[1] kanadischer CSA/NASA-Astronaut Chris Hadfield

[1] deutscher ESA-Astronaut Alexander Gerst