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Is it der, die oder das Pluto?

DER

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

The word Pluto 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 Pluto?

How does the declension of Pluto 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 Pluto
Genitive des Pluto des Plutos
Dative dem Pluto
Akkusative den Pluto

What is the meaning of Pluto in German?

Pluto has various definitions in German:

[1] Astronomy: dwarf planet, formerly the coldest and smallest planet in our solar system

[1] Astronomie: Zwergplanet, ehemals kältester und kleinster Planet unseres Sonnensystems

[2] in the nominative case without an article: Roman god of the underworld

[2] im Nominativ ohne Artikel: römischer Gott der Unterwelt

[3] in Greek mythology: an oceanid, the mother of Tantalus

[3] in der griechischen Mythologie: eine Okeanide, die Mutter des Tantalos

How to use Pluto in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pluto with translations in English.

[1] Plutos Monde heißen Charon, Nix, Styx, Kerberos und Hydra.

[1] Pluto's moons are called Charon, Nix, Styx, Kerberos and Hydra.

[1] Als ich in deinem Alter war, da war Pluto noch ein Planet.

[1] When I was your age, Pluto was still a planet.

[2] Pluto ist ein Bruder von Zeus.

[2] Pluto is a brother of Zeus.

[3] Pluto bekam einen Sohn von Zeus.

[3] Pluto had a son by Zeus.

How do you pronounce Pluto?

Pluto
Pluto

Pictures or photos of Pluto

[1] Zwergplanet Pluto in einer Aufnahme von der Raumsonde New Horizons
[1] Zwergplanet Pluto in einer Aufnahme von der Raumsonde New Horizons
[2] der Gott Pluto
[2] der Gott Pluto

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