Article / Pronoun
der
Pronunciation: /deːr/
the (masculine nominative singular)
A1
rank #2
Meanings
Article
- the (masculine nominative singular)
Pronoun
- who; that; which (relative)
- he; that one (demonstrative, colloquial)
Example sentence
Der Bus kommt in fünf Minuten.
The bus arrives in five minutes.
Word forms
Article
Nom.
derdiedasdie
Akk.
dendiedasdie
Dat.
demderdemden
Pronoun
dermasc., nom.diefem., nom.dasneut., nom.dessenmasc./neut., gen.derenfem./pl., gen.demmasc./neut., dat.denenpl., dat.
Usage
- der Mann — Masculine nominative: use der for a masculine subject.
- Ich sehe den Mann. — A masculine direct object takes den, not der.
Der Zug fährt gleich ab.
The train is leaving in a moment.