Is it der, die or das Blockbuster?

DER

Blockbuster

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

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

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German declension of Blockbuster?

How does the declension of Blockbuster 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 Blockbuster	die Blockbuster
Genitive	des Blockbusters	der Blockbuster
Dative	dem Blockbuster	den Blockbustern
Akkusative	den Blockbuster	die Blockbuster

What is the meaning of Blockbuster in German?

Blockbuster has various definitions in German:

[1] Particularly profitable product (album, book, film, medication ...)

[1] besonders einträgliches Produkt (Album, Buch, Film, Medikament…)

[2] Particularly destructive bomb

[2] besonders zerstörerische Bombe

How to use Blockbuster in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Blockbuster with translations in English.

[1] „Die Arzneiunternehmen plagt zudem ein ganz grundsätzliches Leiden: Ihre Entwicklungs-Pipelines sind bedrohlich leer, neue Blockbuster kaum in Sicht - während zugleich viele der derzeitigen Kassenschlager in den nächsten Jahren ihren Patentschutz verlieren und somit billige Nachahmerpräparate auf den Markt drängen werden.“

[1] “The pharmaceutical companies are also plagued by a very fundamental ailment: their developmental pipelines are threatening, new blockbusters are hardly in sight - while many of the current cash strikers will lose their patent protection in the next few years and will therefore be pushing cheap imitators onto the market "

[1] „Zu unsicher erscheint ihnen offenbar, dass sich mit Spielen für 3-D-Brillen in den nächsten Jahren jene Millionen verdienen lassen, die die Entwicklung eines Blockbusters üblicherweise verschlingt.“

[1] "Apparently it seems too insecure that games for 3-D glasses can be earned in the next few years those millions that usually devour the development of a blockbuster"

[1] „Die Amerikaner standen Schlange, um dort ihre Blockbuster zu produzieren.“

[1] "The Americans stood in line to produce their blockbusters there"

[2] „Es handelt sich bei dem Sprengkörper um einen so genannten Blockbuster mit 1300 Kilo Sprengstoff, der ganze Wohnblöcke zerstören sollte. Zuletzt war ein Blockbuster vor einem Jahr im Hamburger Hafen gefunden und entschärft worden.“

[2] "The explosive body is a so -called blockbuster with 1300 kilos of explosive, which should destroy entire apartment blocks last a blockbuster was found and defused in the port of Hamburg a year ago."