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Der, die or das Pilot?

der Pilot

Gender
masculine
English
pilot
Plural
die Piloten

Why is it der Pilot?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Pilot. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Pilot.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Pilot in the four cases

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

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

Pilot 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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