Is it der, die or das Gorilla?

DER

Gorilla

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

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

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German declension of Gorilla?

How does the declension of Gorilla 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 Gorilla	die Gorillas
Genitive	des Gorillas	der Gorillas
Dative	dem Gorilla	den Gorillas
Akkusative	den Gorilla	die Gorillas

What is the meaning of Gorilla in German?

Gorilla has various definitions in German:

[1] Zoology: Representatives of the gap of the same name of the great apes from the order of the primates

[1] Zoologie: Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung der Menschenaffen aus der Ordnung der Primaten

[2] Zoology, only plural: the genus that belongs to all gorillas [1]

[2] Zoologie, nur Plural: die Gattung, der alle Gorillas[1] angehören

[3] colloquially, pejorative: man who is responsible for personal protection

[3] umgangssprachlich, abwertend: Mann, der für Personenschutz zuständig ist

How to use Gorilla in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Gorilla with translations in English.

[1] Gorillas sind in freier Wildbahn vor allem durch den Verlust ihres Lebensraums bedroht.

[1] Gorillas are threatened in the wild, especially due to the loss of their habitat

[2] Gorillas sind enger mit dem Menschen verwandt als Orang-Utans.

[2] Gorillas are closer to humans than orangutan

[1, 2] Zur Gattung Gorilla gehören die Arten Gorilla gorilla und Gorilla beringei.

[1, 2] The Gorilla Gorilla and Gorilla Beringeiiot species belong to the genus Gorilla

[3] „Zwei Gorillas warfen sich auf ihn, und dem armen Mädchen ist nichts passiert.“

[3] "Two gorillas threw himself on him and nothing happened to the poor girl"

Pictures or photos of Gorilla

[1] ein männlicher Gorilla