What does Flaschenöffner mean in English?

In English, der Flaschenöffner means “bottle opener”.

What are the accusative and dative forms of Flaschenöffner?

Nominative: der Flaschenöffner. Accusative: den Flaschenöffner. Dative: dem Flaschenöffner.

Flaschenöffner: der, die or das?

derFlaschenöffner

Bottle opener

maskulin · masculineHome and daily lifeLevel: Advanced

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

Flaschenöffner: word facts

Article: der
Gender: maskulin (masculine)
English: Bottle opener
Topic: Home and daily life
Yupo level: Advanced

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Last updated: October 21, 2026 · Method

Why does Flaschenöffner 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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Flaschenöffner in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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