Why is it der Amtsleiter?
Amtsleiter 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
Examples
[1] Mr. Redau was the head of the regulatory office in Bargstedte for many years
[1] Herr Redau war lange Jahr Amtsleiter des Ordnungsamtes in Bargstedt.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Amtsleiter | die Amtsleiter |
| Genitiv | des Amtsleiters | der Amtsleiter |
| Dativ | dem Amtsleiter | den Amtsleitern |
| Akkusativ | den Amtsleiter | die Amtsleiter |
Pronunciation
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