der

word

/ˈdɝ/
dur
/ˈdɜː/
dur

Definition

'Der' is the definite article used for masculine nouns in German, equivalent to 'the' in English. It is not used in English, Spanish, or most other languages except German.

Usage & Nuances

'Der' is specific to German and is not used in English; English uses 'the' regardless of noun gender. Only relevant when studying German, especially to distinguish it from 'die' (feminine) and 'das' (neuter).

Spanish: (no hay traducción; artículo definido masculino en alemán)Portuguese (BR): (não há tradução; artigo definido masculino em alemão)Portuguese (PT): (não existe tradução; artigo definido masculino em alemão)Chinese (Simplified): （无翻译；德语中的男性定冠词）Chinese (Traditional): （無對應翻譯；德語中的陽性定冠詞）Hindi: (कोई अनुवाद नहीं; जर्मन भाषा में पुल्लिंग निश्चित लेख)Arabic: (لا توجد ترجمة؛ أداة تعريف مذكرة في اللغة الألمانية)Bengali: der (জার্মান ভাষার নির্দিষ্ট পুরুষবাচক নিবন্ধ)Russian: der (определённый артикль для мужского рода в немецком)Japanese: der（ドイツ語の男性名詞の定冠詞）Vietnamese: der (mạo từ xác định cho danh từ giống đực trong tiếng Đức)Korean: der (독일어의 남성 정관사)Turkish: der (Almanca, eril belirli artikeli)Urdu: der (جرمن زبان میں مذکر معرفہ آرٹیکل)Indonesian: der (artikel pasti untuk kata benda maskulin dalam bahasa Jerman)

Example Sentences

Students learn 'der' when they start German classes.

basic

Remember to use 'der' with masculine German nouns.

basic

The word 'der' often confuses beginners in German because of gender rules.

natural

Which article do you use with 'Mann'? 'Der Mann', because 'Mann' is masculine.

natural

Don't mix up 'der', 'die', and 'das' when you speak German!

natural

In German, 'der' means 'the' for masculine nouns.

basic