Noun
der Pianist
Pronunciation: /piaˈnɪst/
pianist (male or of unspecified gender)
C1
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plural Pianisten
Meanings
Noun
- pianist (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Er ist ein viel besserer Pianist als ich.
He's a much better pianist than me.
Word forms
singular
der Pianist
plural
die Pianisten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Pianist
Accusativeden Pianisten
Dativedem Pianisten
Genitivedes Pianisten
Plural
Nominativedie Pianisten
Accusativedie Pianisten
Dativeden Pianisten
Genitiveder Pianisten
Pianist is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Pianist / den Pianisten — pianist; weak masculine noun adds -en outside nominative singular
- Pianist / Pianistin — masculine / feminine person noun; both play the piano
Der Pianist spielte die Zugabe ohne Noten.
The pianist played the encore without sheet music.