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Is it der, die oder das Täter?

DER

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

The word Täter 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 Täter?

How does the declension of Täter 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 Täter die Täter
Genitive des Täters der Täter
Dative dem Täter den Tätern
Akkusative den Täter die Täter

What is the meaning of Täter in German?

Täter is defined as:

[1] Someone who has done something, which almost always means a reprehensible act is often used in the legal context

[1] jemand, der etwas getan hat, womit fast immer eine verwerfliche Tat gemeint ist; häufig im juristischen Zusammenhang gebraucht

How to use Täter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Täter with translations in English.

[1] Lehrerin: „Hier hat jemand ein sehr hässliches Bild von Carola an die Tafel gemalt. Wer war der Täter?“

[1] Teacher: "Here someone has a very ugly picture of Carola on the table painted who was the perpetrator"

[1] „Mancher Kriminalfall hat nur deshalb Berühmtheit erlangt, weil der Täter durch eine neuartige medizinische oder naturwissenschaftliche Methode überführt werden konnte.“

[1] "Some criminal cases have only gained celebrity because the perpetrator could be transferred through a new medical or scientific method"

[1] „So führen sie die Tradition der Blutrache fort und legen fest, dass die Familie eines Ermordeten den Täter töten darf.“

[1] “How to continue the tradition of the blood revenge and determine that the family of a murdered may kill the perpetrator”

[1] Zu den bizarren Pointen der furchtbaren Terrorserie in Frankreich zählt aber auch die Tatsache, dass Muslime nicht nur Täter und Opfer, sondern auch Helden geworden sind. Am Mittwoch war es der Polizist Ahmed Merabet, ein 42-jähriger muslimischer Familienvater, den die terroristischen Kouachi-Brüder brutal ermordeten.

[1] One of the bizarre punch lines of the terrible terrorist series in France is also the fact that Muslims not only the perpetrator and victims, but also heroes on Wednesday it was the police officer Ahmed Merabet, a 42-year-old Muslim family, which the Terrorist Kouachi brothers brutally murdered.

[1] Nach über 30 Jahren tauchten nun neue Beweise gegen den Täter auf, doch weil sein Freispruch rechtskräftig ist, ist es fast unmöglich, wieder gegen ihn zu ermitteln.

[1] After more than 30 years, new evidence against the perpetrator appeared, but because his acquittal is final, it is almost impossible to investigate against him again

[1] Dieses Jubliäum könne nur deshalb gefeiert werden, weil das Land der Opfer [Israel] dem der Täter [Deutschland] die Hand gereicht habe. "Für uns Deutsche wie ein Wunder", betonte der Außenminister.

[1] This jubilee could only be celebrated because the country of the victims [Israel] was given by the perpetrator [Germany] "for us Germans like a miracle," emphasized the foreign minister.

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