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Is it der, die oder das Leser?

DER

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

The word Leser 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 Leser?

How does the declension of Leser 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 Leser die Leser
Genitive des Lesers der Leser
Dative dem Leser den Lesern
Akkusative den Leser die Leser

What is the meaning of Leser in German?

Leser is defined as:

[1] Someone who reads

[1] jemand, der liest

How to use Leser in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Leser with translations in English.

[1] Der aufmerksame Leser sieht, was zwischen den Zeilen steht.

[1] The attentive reader sees what is between the lines

[1] „Liegt es an der Fähigkeit, mit einem einzigen Satz zu irritieren, daß die neun Erzählungen den Leser so leise in ihren Bann ziehen, daß sie so lange nachhallen?“

[1] "Is it because of the ability to irritate with a single sentence that the nine stories captivate the reader so quietly that they have so long sustainable" for so long "

[1] „Literatur ohne Leser oder Zuhörer existiert nicht.“

[1] "Literature without a reader or listener does not exist"

[1] „Der Leser wird ohne weiteres glauben, daß ich zu einem Piraten wohlgeeignet war, da ich so sprechen konnte.“

[1] "The reader will easily believe that I was suitable for a pirate because I could speak that way"

[1] „Der Leser kann sich auch so vorstellen, welche Verzweiflung und Wut mich erfaßten, als man mich gefesselt ins Gefängnis zurückbrachte und in eine Zelle einschloß.“

[1] "The reader can also imagine what despair and anger captured when I was brought back to prison and infiltrated into a cell"

[1] „Dies ist den Leserinnen und Lesern dieser Zeitschrift sicher mehr als bekannt.“

[1] "This is certainly more than known to the readers of this magazine"

How do you pronounce Leser?

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