Noun
der Satellit
Pronunciation: /ˌzatɛˈliːt/
satellite
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plural Satelliten
Meanings
Noun
- satellite
Example sentence
Der Mond der Erde ist ein natürlicher Satellit.
The earth's moon is a natural satellite.
Word forms
singular
der Satellit
plural
die Satelliten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Satellit
Accusativeden Satelliten
Dativedem Satelliten
Genitivedes Satelliten
Plural
Nominativedie Satelliten
Accusativedie Satelliten
Dativeden Satelliten
Genitiveder Satelliten
Satellit is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Satellit / den Satelliten — satellite; weak masculine noun adds -en outside nominative singular
- natürlicher / künstlicher Satellit — a natural satellite, such as a moon / an artificial satellite
Der Satellit sendet neue Bilder der Wolkendecke zur Erde.
The satellite sends new images of the cloud cover to Earth.