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The article for

Beatle

der Beatle

Beatle is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Beatles

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Beatle?

Beatle ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Beatle is an exception: der Beatle.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Music, historical: member of the well -known British music band, beat band, rock band "The Beatles"

[1] Musik, historisch: Mitglied der bekannten britischen Musikband, Beatband, Rockband „The Beatles“

[2] Tunting: Long -haired teenager in/from the last third of the 20th century, supporter of a fashion style, music style and lifestyle mushroom head

[2] veraltend: langhaariger Jugendlicher in/aus dem letzten Drittel des 20. Jahrhunderts, Anhänger eines Modestiles, Musikstils und Lifestyles; Pilzkopf

Examples

[1] I am the fifth beatle

[1] Ich bin der fünfte Beatle

and stand here alone

und stehe hier allein.
More source examples (7)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

John, George, Paul and Ringo,

John, George, Paul und Ringo,

Should it have been

soll es das gewesen sein?

I am the fifth beatle

Ich bin der fünfte Beatle

And the heart becomes heavily for me

und das Herz wird mir schwer.

Because I have my way

Denn ich habe meinen Weg,

but no more my dream

aber meinen Traum nicht mehr.

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Beatle die Beatles
Genitiv des Beatles der Beatles
Dativ dem Beatle den Beatles
Akkusativ den Beatle die Beatles

Pronunciation

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