Is it der, die or das Hamster?

DER

Hamster

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

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

The Ultimate Guide to German Articles: How to Use Der, Die and Das Correctly (The rules and when they apply)

Test your knowledge!

Choose the correct article.

DER

DIE

DAS

Impuls

German declension of Hamster?

How does the declension of Hamster 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 Hamster	die Hamster
Genitive	des Hamsters	der Hamster
Dative	dem Hamster	den Hamstern
Akkusative	den Hamster	die Hamster

What is the meaning of Hamster in German?

Hamster is defined as:

[1] Zoology: mouse (dwarf hamster) to almost the size of a rabbit (field hamster), crepuscular rodent, with dense fur and a short to stubby tail (family Cricetidae)

[1] Zoologie: maus- (Zwerghamster) bis fast kaninchengroßes (Feldhamster), dämmerungsaktives Nagetier, mit dichtem Fell und kurzem bis stummelartigem Schwanz (Familie Cricetidae)

How to use Hamster in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hamster with translations in English.

[1] Hamster sind possierliche Tiere.

[1] Hamsters are cute animals

[1] „Piet hatte ihr einen neuen Hamster und einen besseren Käfig versprochen.“[2]

[1] "Piet had promised her a new hamster and a better cage." [2]

[1] „Hat jemand heute vergessen, die Hamster zu füttern?“[3] (Es ist ein Running Gag im Schwesterprojekt, dass die Server mit Strom, der von Hamstern erzeugt wird, betrieben werden.[4])

[1] "Did someone forget to feed the hamsters today?" [3] (It is a running gag in the sister project that the servers are powered by electricity generated by hamsters. [4])

[1] „Ich wurde von neun Hamstern beobachtet.“[5]

[1] "I was watched by nine hamsters." [5]

Pictures or photos of Hamster

[1] Hamster (Roborowski-Zwerghamster)