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Theater

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Noun

das Theater

Pronunciation: /teˈaːtɐ/

theater (a place or building consisting of a stage and seats)

A2 rank #1,151 plural Theater

Meanings

Noun
  1. theater (a place or building consisting of a stage and seats)
  2. theater (drama or performance as a profession or artform)
  3. theatrical company, troupe, theater company (company (group or organization) of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers)
  4. audience (large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance in a theater)

Example sentence

Hast du Lust, ins Theater zu gehen?

Do you feel like going to the theater?

Word forms

singular das Theater
plural die Theater

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedas Theater
Accusativedas Theater
Dativedem Theater
Genitivedes Theaters

Plural

Nominativedie Theater
Accusativedie Theater
Dativeden Theatern
Genitiveder Theater

Usage

  • ins Theater / im Theater — Ins marks the destination; im gives the location.
  • Theater → Theater — The plural keeps the singular spelling.
Extra sentence

Vor dem Theater wartet schon eine lange Schlange.

There is already a long queue waiting outside the theatre.