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Is it der, die oder das Illustrator?

DER

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

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

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Illustrator?

How does the declension of Illustrator 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 Illustrator die Illustratoren
Genitive des Illustrators der Illustratoren
Dative dem Illustrator den Illustratoren
Akkusative den Illustrator die Illustratoren

What is the meaning of Illustrator in German?

Illustrator is defined as:

[1] artist who creates a template, a printing plant pictures

[1] Künstler, der zu einer Vorlage, einem Druckwerk Bilder schafft

How to use Illustrator in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Illustrator with translations in English.

[1] „Die Geschichte von der Maus mit den roten Strümpfen stand auf der Auswahlliste zum Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis und wurde mit der Goldenen Plakette der Biennale der Illustratoren 1979 in Bratislava ausgezeichnet.“

[1] "The story of the mouse with the red stockings was on the selection list for the German Youth Literature Prize and was awarded the golden badge of the Biennale of Illustrators in 1979 in Bratislava"

How do you pronounce Illustrator?

Illustrator

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