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The article for

Parasit

der Parasit

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

Plural
die Parasiten

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

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Why is it der Parasit?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Parasitology: parasitic living being

[1] Parasitologie: schmarotzendes Lebewesen

[2] Picture, pejorative: Marching contemporary

[2] bildlich, abwertend: schmarotzender Zeitgenosse

Examples

[1] The parasite takes without giving

[1] Der Parasit nimmt ohne zu geben.

[1] "As early as 29, he published the description of 70 intestinal worms as the first part of his dissertation, which as parasites affected people and other vertebrates"

[1] „Schon mit 29 Jahren veröffentlichte er als ersten Teil seiner Dissertation die Beschreibung von 70 Darmwürmern, die als Parasiten den Menschen und andere Wirbeltiere befallen.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "There were always contagious diseases, they lived more badly than right, and parasites made breeze"

[1] „Es brachen immer wieder ansteckende Krankheiten aus, man lebte mehr schlecht als recht, und Parasiten machten sich breit.“

[2] We have enough parasites in our society that endanger the social system

[2] Wir haben genug Parasiten in unserer Gesellschaft, die das Sozialsystem gefährden.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Parasit die Parasiten
Genitiv des Parasiten der Parasiten
Dativ dem Parasiten den Parasiten
Akkusativ den Parasiten die Parasiten

Pronunciation

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