Is it der, die oder das Patron?

DER

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

The word Patron 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 Patron?

How does the declension of Patron 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 Patron	die Patrone
Genitive	des Patrons	der Patrone
Dative	dem Patron	den Patronen
Akkusative	den Patron	die Patrone

What is the meaning of Patron in German?

Patron has various definitions in German:

[1] patron of an organization

[1] Schirmherr einer Organisation

[2] SHARE

[2] Schutzheiliger

[3] Observed: Owner of a company

[3] veraltet: Inhaber eines Betriebes

[4] Unpleasant person

[4] unangenehmer Mensch

How to use Patron in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Patron with translations in English.

[1] Der Patron des Spendenvereins vergriff sich an der Vereinskasse.

[1] The patron saint of the donation association was out of view at the club treasury

[1] „Er war der Patron des größten äthiopischen Klosters Debre Libanos und las als geweihter Priester selbst regelmäßig die Messe.“

[1] "He was the patron of the greatest Ethiopian monastery of Lebanos and, as a consecrated priest, read the Messee regularly"

[2] Der Patron der Tiere ist Franz von Assisi.

[2] The patron of the animals is Franz von Assisiä

[3] „Der Einzelne konnte Patron mehrerer Klienten oder Klient mehrerer Patrone sein.“

[3] "The individual was able to patron several clients or clients of several patrons"

[3] „Dann kam ein Händler und lud eine Kiste ab, die der Patron verstauen mußte.“

[3] "Then a dealer came and invited a box that the patron must stow" "

[3] „Auf der Stirn des Patrons bildeten sich nachdenkliche Querfalten.“

[3] "On the forehead of the patron, thoughtful cross -folds formed"

[4] Er war schon immer ein übler Patron.

[4] He has always been a bad patron

How do you pronounce Patron?

Patron

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