Why is it der Filmstar?
Filmstar is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Star. So it’s der Filmstar.
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Meaning
[1] Person who became known and famous as an actor in films
[1] Person, die als Darsteller in Filmen bekannt und berühmt wurdeExamples
[1] "Every film star shines it"
[1] „Jeder Filmstar überstrahlt sie schon.“
[1] "The Dutch film star Rutger Hauer died after a short illness at the age of 75"
[1] „Der niederländische Filmstar Rutger Hauer ist nach kurzer Krankheit im Alter von 75 Jahren gestorben.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "As early as 1966, the film star came to Worms-at that time the premiere of a Nibelungen film in which he played the tragic hero Giselher"
[1] „Schon 1966 kam der Filmstar nach Worms – damals zur Premiere eines Nibelungen-Films, in dem er den tragischen Helden Giselher spielte.“
[1] "She hardly took part in the life of the village, always remained the great film star, but after Remarque's death she spent her last years of life"
[1] „Sie nahm am Leben des Dorfes kaum teil, blieb immer der große Filmstar, aber sie verbrachte nach Remarques Tod dort ihre letzten Lebensjahre.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Filmstar | die Filmstars |
| Genitiv | des Filmstars | der Filmstars |
| Dativ | dem Filmstar | den Filmstars |
| Akkusativ | den Filmstar | die Filmstars |
Pronunciation
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