Noun
der Autor
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯toːɐ̯/
author
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plural Autoren
Meanings
Noun
- author
Example sentence
Was glaubt ihr, wer der Autor dieses Romans ist?
Who do you think the author of this novel is?
Word forms
singular
der Autor
plural
die Autoren
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Autor
Accusativeden Autor
Dativedem Autor
Genitivedes Autors
Plural
Nominativedie Autoren
Accusativedie Autoren
Dativeden Autoren
Genitiveder Autoren
Usage
- Autor → Autoren — The plural adds -en, not just -s.
- Autor / Verlag — The author writes; the publishing company is the Verlag.
Die Autorin und der Autor lesen aus ihren neuen Büchern.
The two authors are reading from their new books.