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Is it der, die or das Ritter?

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Ritter

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

The word Ritter is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Ritter?

How does the declension of Ritter 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 Ritter die Ritter
Genitive des Ritters der Ritter
Dative dem Ritter den Rittern
Akkusative den Ritter die Ritter

What is the meaning of Ritter in German?

Ritter has various definitions in German:

[1] Historical, Middle Ages: an armed, militarily trained and equipped nobler who is obliged to a loan

[1] historisch, Mittelalter: ein bewaffneter, militärisch ausgebildeter und ausgerüsteter Adliger, der einem Lehnsherrn zu Kriegsdiensten und Treue verpflichtet ist

[2] Historical, Middle Ages: An armed, militarily trained and equipped relative of a spiritual order of knights

[2] historisch, Mittelalter: ein bewaffneter, militärisch ausgebildeter und ausgerüsteter Angehöriger eines geistlichen Ritterordens

[3] Someone who was given a certain order

[3] jemand, der einen bestimmten Orden verliehen bekommen hat

[4] outdated: cavalier

[4] veraltend: Kavalier

[5] In certain connections of words, idioms: someone who proves to be brave, fearless

[5] in bestimmten Wortverbindungen, Redewendungen: jemand, der sich als mutig, unerschrocken erweist

[6] Short for: poor knights, poor knight, a dessert

[6] kurz für: Arme Ritter, Armer Ritter, eine Süßspeise

[7] Zoology, Entomology, short for: The family of the knight butterfly (Papilionidae)

[7] Zoologie, Entomologie, kurz für: die Familie der Ritterfalter (Papilionidae)

How to use Ritter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ritter with translations in English.

[1] „Ein Ritter legte sich eines schönen Mittags in voller Rüstung unter einen Baum.“

[1] "A knight lay down in full armor under a tree"

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[3] Er ist schon lange Ritter des Hosenbandordens.

[3] He has long been a knight of the order of the trouser band

[4] Er benahm sich wie ein Ritter.

[4] He behaved like a knight

[7] Viele Schmetterlinge, besonders die Ritter, sind in ihrem Bestand gefährdet.

[7] Many butterflies, especially the knights, are at risk in their existence

Is it der, die or das Ritter?

DER

DIE

Ritter

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

The word Ritter is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

The oral, colloquial use of the article for last names is not uniformly used to do not use an article, Central German is inconsistent, in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms the article tends to be needed. In the event of an article use: the "knight" - for male individuals who "knight" in the singular - for female individuals and/or a "knight" for one and/or a relative from the family "knight “And/or the group of namesers. The one in the plural applies to the family and/or all name carriers of the same name. The written, standard language use for last names is in principle without an article.

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German declension of Ritter?

How does the declension of Ritter 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 m Singular f Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominative der Ritter (Ritter) die Ritter (Ritter) die Ritters die Ritter
Genitive des Ritter des Ritters Ritters der Ritter (Ritter) der Ritters der Ritter
Dative dem Ritter (Ritter) der Ritter (Ritter) den Ritters den Ritter
Akkusative den Ritter (Ritter) die Ritter (Ritter) die Ritters die Ritter
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Ritter in German?

Ritter is defined as:

[1] German family name

[1] deutscher Familienname

How to use Ritter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ritter with translations in English.

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