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Autoschlüssel

der Autoschlüssel

Autoschlüssel is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Autoschlüssel

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Why is it der Autoschlüssel?

Autoschlüssel is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Schlüssel. So it’s der Autoschlüssel.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Key that enables opening, closing and starting an automobile

[1] Schlüssel, der das Öffnen, Schließen und Anlassen eines Automobils ermöglicht

Examples

[1] Forget the car keys not

[1] Vergiss die Autoschlüssel nicht!

[1] "Finally, she pulls the car key out of her pocket and puts her on the table in front of Anrath as if he were the car driver"

[1] „Zuletzt zieht sie aus ihrer Hosentasche die Autoschlüssel und legt sie vor Anrath auf den Tisch, als wäre er der Wagenlenker.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Leo pulls the car key from the jacket pocket"

[1] „Leo zieht den Autoschlüssel aus der Jackentasche.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Autoschlüssel die Autoschlüssel
Genitiv des Autoschlüssels der Autoschlüssel
Dativ dem Autoschlüssel den Autoschlüsseln
Akkusativ den Autoschlüssel die Autoschlüssel

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Autoschlüssel eines Fiats von 1980
[1] Autoschlüssel eines Fiats von 1980 Wikimedia Commons

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