Word
Der Musiker ist berühmt in der Stadt.
Meaning
The musician is famous in the city.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Der Musiker ist berühmt in der Stadt.
sein
to be
in
in
die Stadt
the city
der Musiker
the musician
Questions & Answers about Der Musiker ist berühmt in der Stadt.
Why does the sentence start with Der Musiker and not something like Den Musiker or Dem Musiker?
Der Musiker is the subject of the sentence (“The musician”), so it must be in the nominative case.
For the definite article der (masculine singular), the forms are:
- Nominative (subject): der Musiker
- Accusative (direct object): den Musiker
- Dative (indirect object): dem Musiker
In this sentence, we are saying who is famous, not doing anything to him, so we use the nominative: Der Musiker ist …
Does Musiker mean specifically a male musician? How would I say “female musician” or be gender‑neutral?