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Is it der, die oder das Pegasus?

DER

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

The word Pegasus 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 Pegasus?

How does the declension of Pegasus 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 Pegasus
Genitive des Pegasus
Dative dem Pegasus
Akkusative den Pegasus

What is the meaning of Pegasus in German?

Pegasus has various definitions in German:

[1] Mythology: A frucked horse from Greek mythology

[1] Mythologie: ein geflügeltes Pferd aus der griechischen Mythologie

[2] Translated: Horse that all true poets ride as a symbol of poetry art

[2] übertragen: Pferd, das alle wahren Dichter als Sinnbild der Dichtkunst reiten

[3] Astronomy: a constellation

[3] Astronomie: ein Sternbild

How to use Pegasus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pegasus with translations in English.

[1] Pegasus war das Kind des Meeresgottes Poseidon und der Gorgone Medusa.

[1] Pegasus was the child of the sea god Poseidon and the Gorgone Medusiae

[2] Deutschlehrer zu Schüler: „Bei diesem Aufsatz ist wohl der Pegasus mit dir durchgegangen.“

[2] German teacher to student: "With this essay the Pegasus probably went through with you"

[3] Pegasus gehört zu den 48 Sternbildern der antiken Astronomie, die bereits von Ptolemäus erwähnt wurden.

[3] Pegasus is one of the 48 constellations of ancient astronomy, which have already been mentioned by Ptolemy

How do you pronounce Pegasus?

Pegasus

Pictures or photos of Pegasus

[1] Pegasus auf der Oper von Posen (Polen)
[1] Pegasus auf der Oper von Posen (Polen)

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