Why is it der Amsterdamer?
Amsterdamer ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
Examples
[1] My neighbor is a native of Amsterdam
[1] Mein Nachbar ist ein gebürtiger Amsterdamer.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Amsterdamer | die Amsterdamer |
| Genitiv | des Amsterdamers | der Amsterdamer |
| Dativ | dem Amsterdamer | den Amsterdamern |
| Akkusativ | den Amsterdamer | die Amsterdamer |
Pronunciation
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