die Gitarre

B1

guitar

English meaning
guitar
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Gitarren
Vocabulary package
Music & Instruments

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Gitarre in a sentence

Ich spiele seit drei Jahren Gitarre.

I've been playing guitar for three years.

Declension of die Gitarre

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Gitarredie Gitarren
Accusativedie Gitarredie Gitarren
Dativeder Gitarreden Gitarren
Genitiveder Gitarreder Gitarren

Where Gitarre comes from

Stammt von dem griechischen Wort κιθάρα „Kithara“, ein Saiteninstrument der Antike. Über قيثارة, dann guitarra in andere europäische Sprachen. Das Wort ist seit dem 17. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about Gitarre

Is it der, die or das Gitarre?

It is die Gitarre — Gitarre is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Gitarren.

What is the plural of Gitarre?

The plural of die Gitarre is die Gitarren.

What is the genitive of Gitarre?

The genitive singular is der Gitarre. The dative plural is den Gitarren.

What does Gitarre mean in English?

die Gitarre means "guitar". For example: "Ich spiele seit drei Jahren Gitarre." — "I've been playing guitar for three years."

What level is Gitarre in German?

Gitarre is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the music & instruments vocabulary.

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