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The article for

Detektor

der Detektor

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

Plural
die Detektoren

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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
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Technology: detection device, detection device

[1] Technik: Nachweisgerät, Aufspürgerät

[2] Radio: Simple recipient

[2] Funk: einfacher Empfänger

[3] Radio: Diode receiver

[3] Funk: Dioden-Empfänger

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

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