noun
theatre, theater
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Theater: a neuter noun meaning 'theatre' (the building) and 'theater' (the art). Plural is 'Theater' (die Theater). Regular declension (das Theater, des Theaters). Common loanword spelling; no irregular plural. Used for performances and venues: ins Theater gehen. Dative plural: den Theatern.
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Als die Freunde im Theater waren, diskutierten sie die Aufführung, weil die Inszenierung ungewöhnlich war.
When the friends were at the theatre, they discussed the performance because the staging was unusual.
Wir gehen heute ins Theater.
We're going to the theatre tonight.
Das Theater hat eine neue Aufführung.
The theater has a new production.
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Picture a stage with red curtains and the sign 'THEATER'
same as English 'theater/theatre'
das = neuter: think of the building (a neutral object)
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Plural often 'die Theater'. Can mean the building or the art form.