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Anzünder: der, die or das?

derAnzünder

Fire starter

maskulin · masculineFood and drinkLevel: Intermediate

Short answer: Anzünder takes the article der (der Anzünder). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “fire starter” in English.

Anzünder: word facts

Article
der
Gender
maskulin (masculine)
English
Fire starter
Topic
Food and drink
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Anzünder take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 179 of 221 such words take der (80%).

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Anzünder in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?der Anzünder
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?den Anzünder
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Anzünder

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