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The article for

Sir

der Sir

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

Plural
die Sirs

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Sir?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Male title of the British nobility

[1] männlicher Titel des britischen Adels

[2] English salutation of a gentleman without his name

[2] englische Anrede eines Herrn ohne seinen Namen

Examples

[1] Sir Elton John is not the only musician who can decorate himself with the title Sir

[1] Sir Elton John ist nicht der einzige Musiker, der sich mit dem Titel Sir schmücken darf.

[1] "The English lawyer, who was commissioned to decide on the border, Sir Cyril Radcliffe was never before in India, had five weeks for his impossible task and had no opportunity to visit the affected areas himself"

[1] „Der englische Jurist, der mit der Entscheidung über den Grenzverlauf beauftragt wurde, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, war nie zuvor in Indien gewesen, hatte für seine unmögliche Aufgabe fünf Wochen Zeit und bekam keine Gelegenheit, die betroffenen Landstriche selbst zu besichtigen.“
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[2] Please apologize

[2] Bitte entschuldigen Sie, Sir!

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Sir die Sirs
Genitiv des Sirs der Sirs
Dativ dem Sir den Sirs
Akkusativ den Sir die Sirs

Pronunciation

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