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Is it der, die oder das Pirat?

DER

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

The word Pirat 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 Pirat?

How does the declension of Pirat 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 Pirat die Piraten
Genitive des Piraten der Piraten
Dative dem Piraten den Piraten
Akkusative den Piraten die Piraten

What is the meaning of Pirat in German?

Pirat has various definitions in German:

[1] robber that attacks ships or aircraft

[1] Räuber, der Schiffe oder Flugzeuge überfällt

[2] robber who acquires foreign (intellectual) property

[2] Räuber, der sich fremdes (geistiges) Eigentum aneignet

[3] Boat type, two-man dinghy

[3] Bootstyp, Zweimann-Jolle

[4] Aircraft type, multi -purpose glider used mainly for training

[4] Flugzeugtyp, vorwiegend zu Schulungen eingesetztes Mehrzwecksegelflugzeug

[5] Card game (for children and adolescents), in which pirates are shown on the playing cards

[5] Kartenspiel (für Kinder und Jugendliche), bei dem Piraten auf den Spielkarten abgebildet sind

[6] Böller, bright body

[6] Böller, Knallkörper

[7] Member of a Pirate Party

[7] Mitglied einer Piratenpartei

How to use Pirat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pirat with translations in English.

[1] Kaum waren sie auf offener See, wurden sie von Piraten überfallen.

As soon as they were on the open sea, they were attacked by pirates

[1] „Der Leser wird ohne weiteres glauben, daß ich zu einem Piraten wohlgeeignet war, da ich so sprechen konnte.“

[1] "The reader will easily believe that I was suitable for a pirate because I could speak that way"

[1] „Der einzige Unterschied zwischen einem Piraten und einem Freibeuter ist der Kaperbrief Seiner Majestät, die auch einen großen Anteil des Gewinns kassiert.“

[1] "The only difference between a pirate and a privateer is his majesty's caper letter, which also collects a large proportion of the profit"

[1] Kleine Jungs verkleiden sich zu Fasching gern als Pirat.

[1] Small boys like to dress up as a pirate

[1] „Zuerst meinten sie, es könne ein Kaperschiff der Piraten von der Berberküste sein, die im Monat Juni häufig in den Gewässern um Teneriffa Jagd auf wehrlose Kauffahrer machten.“

[1] "First they said that it could be a caper ship of the pirates from the Berber coast, who often hunt for defenseless buyers in the water in the waters around Tenerife" in the waters around Tenerife "

[1] „Die Küste vor Somalia gilt aufgrund der Bedrohung durch Piraten als eines der gefährlichsten Gewässer der Welt.“

[1] "The coast of Somalia is considered one of the most dangerous waters of the world due to the threat of pirates"

[5] „Komm, lass uns eine Runde Piraten spielen“.

[5] "Come on, let's play a round of pirates"

How do you pronounce Pirat?

Pirat

Pictures or photos of Pirat

[3] Piraten segeln eine Regatta
[3] Piraten segeln eine Regatta

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