Why is it der Impressionist?
Impressionist ends in -ist, and nouns ending in -ist are masculine: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ist der
Meaning
[1] Art: A representative of the style of impressionism
[1] Kunst: ein Vertreter der Stilrichtung des ImpressionismusExamples
[1] One of the best -known impressionists was Claude Monetä
[1] Einer der bekanntesten Impressionisten war Claude Monet.
[1] "Around 1900 the impressionists were still controversial, van Gogh has just been discovered, Cézanne began to get through"
[1] „Um 1900 waren die Impressionisten noch umstritten, van Gogh wurde gerade erst entdeckt, Cézanne begann sich durchzusetzen.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "He knew Degas and the French Impressionists well, and he knew that their pictures were worth millions" "
[1] „Er kannte Degas und die französischen Impressionisten gut, und er wusste, dass ihre Bilder Millionen wert waren.“
[1] "In front of the pictures of the Impressionists I found Paris and the landscapes of France" again "
[1] „Vor den Bildern der Impressionisten fand ich Paris und die Landschaften Frankreichs wieder.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Impressionist | die Impressionisten |
| Genitiv | des Impressionisten | der Impressionisten |
| Dativ | dem Impressionisten | den Impressionisten |
| Akkusativ | den Impressionisten | die Impressionisten |
Pronunciation
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