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Definite masculine article 'der' used for masculine singular nouns in nominative. Declension: singular dative dem, genitive des, accusative den, nominative der; plural forms differ. Marks masculine gender; note accusative changes to den. Also appears as relative pronoun/demonstrative in other contexts. No irregular declension.
Examples
Der Mann ist mein Nachbar.
The man is my neighbor.
Der Fahrer fuhr an der Kreuzung langsam, weil der Fußgänger, der die Straße überquerte, unachtsam war.
The driver drove slowly at the junction because the pedestrian who crossed the street was careless.
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Mnemonics
Imagine a bold masculine statue with a label 'der' on it
sounds like 'dare' (drop the 'a') — think 'der' = the (masculine)