Is it der, die or das Illustration?

DIE

Illustration

The correct article in German of Illustration is die. So it is die Illustration! (nominative case)

The word Illustration is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Illustration?

How does the declension of Illustration 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	die Illustration	die Illustrationen
Genitive	der Illustration	der Illustrationen
Dative	der Illustration	den Illustrationen
Akkusative	die Illustration	die Illustrationen

What is the meaning of Illustration in German?

Illustration has various definitions in German:

[1] A visual representation that adds a written description

[1] eine bildliche Darstellung, die eine schriftliche Beschreibung ergänzt

[2] illustration, explanation

[2] Veranschaulichung, Erläuterung

How to use Illustration in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Illustration with translations in English.

[1] Die vielen Illustrationen im Buch machen das Lesen sehr kurzweilig.

[1] The many illustrations in the book make reading very entertaining

[1] „In den Katalog des Merlin Verlags gelangten allerdings über hundert Illustrationen, darunter farbige Radierungen zu Gedichten von Charles Bukowski.“

[1] "In the Catalog of the Merlin publisher, however, over a hundred illustrations, including colored etchings to poems by Charles Bukowskiä"

[1] „An diese orientalischen Märchen samt dem Illustrationen wird sich Jünger sein Leben lang erinnern.“

[1] "This oriental fairy tale, including the illustrations, will remember his life recently"

[2] Zur Illustration möchte ich eine kleine Geschichte erzählen.

[2] I would like to tell a little story for illustration

Pictures or photos of Illustration

[1] eine Illustration des Colorado in einem Buch