Why is it der Drogendealer?
Drogendealer is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Dealer. So it’s der Drogendealer.
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Examples
[1] The drug dealer recently pulled me off again
[1] Der Drogendealer hat mich letztens wieder abgezogen.
[1] "The girlfriend already mentioned - keyword Meineid - was killed a few years later by a drug dealer"
[1] „Die bereits erwähnte Freundin – Stichwort Meineid – wurde einige Jahre später von einem Drogendealer getötet.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "16 police officers are submitted, they should act against drug dealers, control cafés, decriminalize the neighborhood as far as possible"
[1] „16 Polizeibeamte unterstehen ihm, sie sollen gegen Drogendealer vorgehen, Cafés kontrollieren, das Quartier entkriminalisieren, so weit das möglich ist.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Drogendealer | die Drogendealer |
| Genitiv | des Drogendealers | der Drogendealer |
| Dativ | dem Drogendealer | den Drogendealern |
| Akkusativ | den Drogendealer | die Drogendealer |
Pronunciation
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