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Drogenhandel

der Drogenhandel

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

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Drogenhandel?

Drogenhandel is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Handel. So it’s der Drogenhandel.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] The illegal purchase and sale of narcotics

[1] der illegale Kauf und Verkauf von Betäubungsmitteln

Examples

[1] Three men were arrested for suspected drug trafficking

[1] Drei Männer wurden wegen Verdachts auf Drogenhandel festgenommen.

[1] "Then tent settlements appear again, the end station of the stranded drug trade from north and south, united in the binational misery"

[1] „Dann wieder tauchen Zeltsiedlungen auf, Endstation der Gestrandeten des Drogenhandels aus Nord und Süd, vereint im binationalen Elend.“
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "For a long time, Mali was considered a democratic showcase state, nobody noticed that the former government not only tolerated drug trafficking in the north, but also benefited vigorously from him"

[1] „Lange Zeit hatte Mali als demokratischer Vorzeigestaat gegolten, niemandem fiel auf, dass die frühere Regierung den Drogenhandel im Norden nicht nur tolerierte, sondern kräftig von ihm profitierte.“

[1] "The brothels were closed overnight and all drug trafficking was prohibited"

[1] „Die Bordelle wurden über Nacht geschlossen und aller Drogenhandel verboten.“

Fortunately, "Nobody had discovered that behind this facade by Lorenzo and his uncle drug trade" was operated "

[1] „Zum Glück hatte keiner entdeckt, dass hinter dieser Fassade durch Lorenzo und seinen Onkel Drogenhandel betrieben wurde.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Drogenhandel —
Genitiv des Drogenhandels —
Dativ dem Drogenhandel —
Akkusativ den Drogenhandel —

Pronunciation

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