Is it der, die or das Athlet?

DER

Athlet

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

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

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German declension of Athlet?

How does the declension of Athlet 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 Athlet	die Athleten
Genitive	des Athleten	der Athleten
Dative	dem Athleten	den Athleten
Akkusative	den Athleten	die Athleten

What is the meaning of Athlet in German?

Athlet has various definitions in German:

[1] Sports: athletes and/or competitors at public gymnastics with the ancient Greeks and Romans

[1] Sport: Sportler und/oder Wettkämpfer an öffentlichen Turnspielen bei den alten Griechen und Römern

[2] colloquially: man with strong physique and pronounced muscles

[2] umgangssprachlich: Mensch mit kräftigem Körperbau und ausgeprägter Muskulatur

How to use Athlet in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Athlet with translations in English.

[1] Die Athleten waren dieses Jahr alle sehr gut.

[1] The athletes were all very good this year

[1] „Staatsanwalt Nel: Der Athlet ist in jedem Fall des Mordes schuldig.“

[1] "Prosecutor Nel: The athlete is always guilty of murder"

[1] „Pistorius habe nach dem Tod seiner Freundin keine Krokodilstränen vergossen. Der Athlet sei in tiefer Trauer gewesen.“

[1] "Pistorius had no crocodile tears after the death of his girlfriend, the athlete was in deep grief."

[1] „Weitere erfolgreiche Athleten folgten ihnen nach, aber diese absolute finnische Dominanz war nicht weiter aufrechtzuerhalten.“

[1] "Further successful athletes followed them, but this absolute Finnish dominance was no longer necessary to maintain"

[1] „Depressionen im Spitzensport sind seit den Suiziden bekannter Athleten und Athletinnen ein Dauerthema im öffentlichen Diskurs.“

[1] "Depression in top sport has been a permanent topic in the public discourse since the suicides of well -known athletes"

[2] Dieser Mann ist ein Athlet.

[2] This man is an athlete