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The article for

Brandursache

die Brandursache

Brandursache is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Brandursachen

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Why is it die Brandursache?

Brandursache is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Ursache. So it’s die Brandursache.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Trigger of a fire event

[1] Auslöser eines Brandereignisses

Examples

[1] The cause of the fire should be a technical defect

[1] Die Brandursache soll ein technischer Defekt gewesen sein.

[1] According to the fire expert, only arson or external negligence comes into question as the cause of the fire

[1] Als Brandursache kommen dem Brandexperten zufolge nur Brandstiftung oder Fremdverschulden in Frage.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The typical puzzle about the cause of the fire has many variant" "

[1] „Das typische Rätseln über die Brandursache hat viele Varianten.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Brandursache die Brandursachen
Genitiv der Brandursache der Brandursachen
Dativ der Brandursache den Brandursachen
Akkusativ die Brandursache die Brandursachen

Pronunciation

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