noun
guitar
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Noun meaning 'guitar', feminine: die Gitarre. Common plural: die Gitarren (regular -n plural). Declension: genitive der Gitarre, dative der Gitarre, plural dative den Gitarren. Refers to the musical instrument; regular declension, nothing irregular about gender or plural. Often used with spielen: 'Gitarre spielen'.
Examples
Der Musiker stimmte die Gitarre, bevor das Konzert begonnen wurde.
The musician tuned the guitar before the concert began.
Die Gitarre liegt auf dem Sofa.
The guitar is lying on the sofa.
Ich spiele gerne Gitarre.
I like to play guitar.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a classical guitar with the word 'Gitarre' carved on the soundboard.
Guitar (English) sounds almost identical to Gitarre.
die Gitarre — think 'die' and 'Diva' both feminine performers with guitars.
Notes
Common musical instrument; plural used when talking about multiple instruments or types.