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Der, die or das Schriftsteller?

der Schriftsteller

Gender
masculine
English
writer
Plural
die Schriftsteller

Why is it der Schriftsteller?

Many German nouns ending in -er are masculine, especially people and tools, and Schriftsteller is one of them: der Schriftsteller. There are plenty of exceptions, so treat it as a hint.

Example sentences

Schriftsteller in the four cases

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

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

Schriftsteller 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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