Why is it der Eurofighter?
Eurofighter is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Fighter. So it’s der Eurofighter.
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Meaning
[1] Military: fighter plane that was developed in Europe
[1] Militär: Kampfflugzeug, das in Europa entwickelt wurdeExamples
[1] "With the Eurofighter fighter plane, there are supposedly new problems" "
[1] „Mit dem Kampfflugzeug Eurofighter gibt es angeblich neue Probleme.“
[1] "EADS has sold 15 Eurofighter fighter planes to Austria for 1.6 billion euros in the past decade"
[1] „EADS hat im vergangenen Jahrzehnt 15 Eurofighter-Kampfflugzeuge für 1,6 Milliarden Euro nach Österreich verkauft.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "When buying the Eurofighter by Austria, smear money should be flowed"
[1] „Beim Kauf der Eurofighter durch Österreich sollen Schmiergelder geflossen sein.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Eurofighter | die Eurofighter |
| Genitiv | des Eurofighters | der Eurofighter |
| Dativ | dem Eurofighter | den Eurofightern |
| Akkusativ | den Eurofighter | die Eurofighter |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] ein Eurofighter](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurofighter_Typhoon_02.jpg)
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