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The article for

Oscar

der Oscar

Oscar is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Oscars

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Oscar?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Oscar, so learn the two together: der Oscar.

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Meaning

[1] Colloquial: Academy Award, Statuette awarded as a film award

[1] umgangssprachlich: Academy-Award, als Filmpreis verliehene Statuette

Examples

[1] Many actors are waiting in vain for winning an Oscarso

[1] Viele Schauspieler warten vergebens auf den Gewinn eines Oscars.

[1] "It always takes place four weeks before the Oscars"

[1] „Die findet immer vier Wochen vor den Oscars statt.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "He runs for months, becomes a audience racer and brings the producer and the director the then still new but already coveted Oscar" "

[1] „Er läuft monatelang, wird ein Publikumsrenner und bringt dem Produzenten und dem Regisseur den damals noch neuen, aber bereits begehrten Oscar ein.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Oscar die Oscars
Genitiv des Oscars der Oscars
Dativ dem Oscar den Oscars
Akkusativ den Oscar die Oscars

Pronunciation

In context

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