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The article for

Satellit

der Satellit

Satellit is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Satelliten
English
satellite
Topic
Space

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Why is it der Satellit?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Satellit, so learn the two together: der Satellit.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Astronomy, space travel: man -made body that circles a celestial body

[1] Astronomie, Raumfahrt: menschengemachter Körper, der einen Himmelskörper umkreist

[2] Astronomy: natural body that circles a celestial body

[2] Astronomie: natürlicher Körper, der einen Himmelskörper umkreist

Examples

[1] The television signal comes from the satellite

[1] Das Fernsehsignal kommt vom Satelliten.

[1] "On Saturday he all invited to himself, and together they watched the Bundesligae by satellite"

[1] „Samstags lud er alle zu sich ein, und gemeinsam schauten sie per Satellit die Bundesliga.“
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[2] The moon is a satellite of the earth

[2] Der Mond ist ein Satellit der Erde.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Satellit die Satelliten
Genitiv des Satelliten der Satelliten
Dativ dem Satelliten den Satelliten
Akkusativ den Satelliten die Satelliten

Pronunciation

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