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Is it der, die oder das Privatlehrer?

DER

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

The word Privatlehrer 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 Privatlehrer?

How does the declension of Privatlehrer 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 Privatlehrer die Privatlehrer
Genitive des Privatlehrers der Privatlehrer
Dative dem Privatlehrer den Privatlehrern
Akkusative den Privatlehrer die Privatlehrer

What is the meaning of Privatlehrer in German?

Privatlehrer is defined as:

[1] Teacher who is not employed privately, that is, as an employee/civil servant at a school

[1] Lehrer, der privat, das heißt nicht als Angestellter/Beamter an einer Schule beschäftigt wird

How to use Privatlehrer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Privatlehrer with translations in English.

[1] „Der Stadtschreiber war also neben seinem Hauptamt zugleich als Privatlehrer tätig und betrieb in seinem Hause eine eigene kleine Schule: eine ›Schreiberschule‹ oder ›Schreibschule‹.“

[1] "In addition to his main office, the city clerk worked as a private teacher and operated his own small school in his home: a› writing school ‹or› writing school ‹ease"

[1] „Als Privatlehrer lebte er von 1629 bis 1631 in Paris; dort bekam er rein zufällig Euklids Elemente in die Hand und war von dem Werk fasziniert.“

[1] "As a private teacher, from 1629 to 1631 he lived there in Parisania there by accident he accidentally gave Euclid's elements and was fascinated by the work" "

[1] „Wiewohl er seinen Lebensunterhalt als Privatlehrer selbst verdienen musste, brachte er die ersten beiden Studienjahre mit Bravour hinter sich.“

[1] "Although he had to make a living as a private teacher himself, he brought the first two years of study with flying colors" behind him "

How do you pronounce Privatlehrer?

Privatlehrer

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