Why is it der Bobby?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Bobby, so learn the two together: der Bobby.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] colloquially, joking: English policeman

[1] umgangssprachlich, scherzhaft: englischer Polizist

Examples

[1] "Bobbies traditionally do not wear firearms, but only batons"

[1] „Bobbys tragen traditionell keine Schusswaffen, sondern nur Schlagstöcke.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Bobby die Bobbys
Genitiv des Bobbys der Bobbys
Dativ dem Bobby den Bobbys
Akkusativ den Bobby die Bobbys

Pronunciation

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