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Feuerlöscher: der, die or das?

derFeuerlöscher

Fire extinguisher

maskulin · masculineHome and daily lifeLevel: Intermediate

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

Feuerlöscher: word facts

Article
der
Gender
maskulin (masculine)
English
Fire extinguisher
Topic
Home and daily life
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Feuerlöscher take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).

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Feuerlöscher in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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