Why is it der Bodybuilder?
Bodybuilder 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
[1] Athletes who perform the modeling of the body through targeted muscle exercises, usually using fitness equipment
[1] Sportler, der die Modellierung des Körpers durch gezielte Muskelübungen, in der Regel unter Verwendung von Fitnessgeräten durchführtExamples
[1] "The American photographer Brian Finke has been photographing for his series" Most Muscular "Bodybuilder and Bodybuilder competition since 2003"
[1] „Der amerikanische Fotograf Brian Finke fotografiert seit 2003 für seine Serie "Most Muscular" Bodybuilder und Bodybuilder-Wettkämpfe.“
[1] "A bodybuilder from Münster has died on the overdose of a poisonous muscle preparation"
[1] „Ein Bodybuilder aus Münster ist an der Überdosis eines giftiges Muskelpräparats gestorben.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Bodybuilder | die Bodybuilder |
| Genitiv | des Bodybuilders | der Bodybuilder |
| Dativ | dem Bodybuilder | den Bodybuildern |
| Akkusativ | den Bodybuilder | die Bodybuilder |
Pronunciation
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