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Der, die or das Autor?

der Autor

Gender
masculine
English
author
Plural
die Autoren

Why is it der Autor?

German nouns ending in -or are almost always masculine, so it is der Autor. The same pattern gives you der Doktor, der Professor, der Faktor.

Example sentences

Autor in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Autor: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Autor is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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