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The article for

Triathlet

der Triathlet

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

Plural
die Triathleten

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

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Why is it der Triathlet?

Triathlet is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Athlet. So it’s der Triathlet.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] athlete who runs the sport of triathlon

[1] Sportler, der die Sportart Triathlon betreibt

Examples

[1] "We don't always decide in the sense of NADA: Triathlete Michael Weiss was acquitted by us because witnesses before us did not appear"

[1] „Wir entscheiden auch nicht immer im Sinne der NADA: Triathlet Michael Weiss wurde von uns freigesprochen, weil Zeugen vor uns nicht erschienen sind.“

[1] "Only since the beginning of May he has been looking after Hentzel, who previously had a mistake for two years without a coach, as the triathlete has to find afterwards."

[1] „Erst seit Anfang Mai betreut er Hentzel, der zuvor zwei Jahre ohne Trainer war. Ein Fehler, wie der Triathlet im Nachhinein feststellen muss.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Triathlet die Triathleten
Genitiv des Triathleten der Triathleten
Dativ dem Triathleten den Triathleten
Akkusativ den Triathleten die Triathleten

Pronunciation

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