Is it der, die oder das Patriot?

DER

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

The word Patriot 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 Patriot?

How does the declension of Patriot 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 Patriot	die Patrioten
Genitive	des Patrioten	der Patrioten
Dative	dem Patrioten	den Patrioten
Akkusative	den Patrioten	die Patrioten

What is the meaning of Patriot in German?

Patriot is defined as:

[1] A person who loves your home country

[1] eine Person, welche ihr Heimatland liebt

How to use Patriot in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Patriot with translations in English.

[1] „Dann sagt er in ziemlich ernstem Ton: ‚Ich liebe Schweden, ich bin ein richtiger Patriot.‘“

[1] "Then he says in a pretty serious tone: 'I love Sweden, I am a real patriot'"

[1] „Die Behauptung, er sei ein deutscher Patriot, traf Schefold wie ein Schlag.“

[1] "The claim that he was a German patriot, Schefold hit like a hide"

[1] „Er muss ein Patriot gewesen sein, denn er nutzte die Gelegenheit für seinen eigenen, privaten Widerstandskampf.“

[1] "He must have been a patriot because he took the opportunity for his own private resistance battle"

[1] „Er war, wie viele Juden im Deutschland Wilhelms II., ein glühender Patriot gewesen, als Antisemitismus noch als vulgär angesehen wurde und Juden in die Aristokratie aufsteigen konnten.“

[1] "He was, like many Jews in Germany Wilhelm II, a glowing patriot, when anti -Semitism was still seen as vulgar and Jews could rise to aristocracy."

How do you pronounce Patriot?

Patriot

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