Why is it der Detektor?
Detektor ends in -or, and almost all nouns ending in -or are masculine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -or der
Meaning
Examples
[1] The detector brought us to the site
[1] Der Detektor brachte uns zur Fundstelle.
[2] In old radio devices there are simple detectors
[2] In alten Funkgeräten befinden sich einfache Detektoren.
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[3] As a student, we made a detector with lead gloss
[3] Als Schüler bastelten wir uns einen Detektor mit Bleiglanz.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Detektor | die Detektoren |
| Genitiv | des Detektors | der Detektoren |
| Dativ | dem Detektor | den Detektoren |
| Akkusativ | den Detektor | die Detektoren |
Pronunciation
In context
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