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Is it der, die oder das Pastor?

DER

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

The word Pastor is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

The Plural Pastore is used alongside pastors in northern Germany. The form pastors is dialect.

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 Pastor?

How does the declension of Pastor 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 1 Plural 2 Plural 3
Nominative der Pastor die Pastoren die Pastore die Pastöre
Genitive des Pastors der Pastoren der Pastore der Pastöre
Dative dem Pastor den Pastoren den Pastoren den Pastören
Akkusative den Pastor die Pastoren die Pastore die Pastöre

What is the meaning of Pastor in German?

Pastor is defined as:

[1] Religion, regionally, especially Northern Germany: mostly for Protestant clergymen used in the municipal service

[1] Religion, regional, besonders Norddeutschland: meist für evangelische Geistliche im Gemeindedienst verwendeter Titel

How to use Pastor in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pastor with translations in English.

[1] „Auf einem Ackerwagen sprach Pastor Mönnich ein Dankgebet, daß der Pilot sein Leben geopfert habe, um die 2500 Seelen des Dorfes vor einer Katastrophe zu bewahren.“

[1] "Pastor Mönnich spoke on a field of grants that the pilot had sacrificed his life to keep around 2500 souls of the village from a catastrophe"

[1] „Der Pastor erschrak bis ins Mark und musste sich ganz bewusst zum Weiteratmen zwingen, um nicht auf der Stelle ohnmächtig zu werden.“

[1] "The pastor frightened to the mark and had to consciously force himself to continue to continue to not be passed on on the spot"

[1] „Im Vergleich von Kaplan und Pastor zeigen sich Unterschiede in der Einschätzung des Anredeverhaltens.“

[1] "In the comparison of chaplain and pastor there are differences in the assessment of the salutation behavior"

How do you pronounce Pastor?

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