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Is it der, die oder das Initiator?

DER

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

The word Initiator 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 Initiator?

How does the declension of Initiator 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 Initiator die Initiatoren
Genitive des Initiators der Initiatoren
Dative dem Initiator den Initiatoren
Akkusative den Initiator die Initiatoren

What is the meaning of Initiator in German?

Initiator is defined as:

[1] Initiator of an event, even in the broader sense the one who carries out/accompanies it

[1] Veranlasser eines Ereignisses, auch im weiteren Sinne derjenige, der es durchführt/begleitet

How to use Initiator in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Initiator with translations in English.

[1] Wer war denn der Initiator dieser Entwicklung?

[1] Who was the initiator of this development

[1] Bob Geldof war der Initiator von Live Aid.

[1] Bob Geldof was the initiator of Live Aide

How do you pronounce Initiator?

Initiator

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