Why is it der Gewinner?
Gewinner ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
[1] Person or institution who has consisted of a competition or competition as the best
[1] Person oder Institution, welche einen Wettkampf oder Wettstreit als Beste bestanden hatExamples
[1] A winner has a good laughter
[1] Ein Gewinner hat gut Lachen.
[1] The chairwoman of the sports club presented their trophy depth to the winners of the athletics competitions
[1] Die Vorsitzende des Sportvereins überreichte den Gewinnern der Leichtathletikwettbewerbe ihre Pokale.
More source examples (2)
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Gewinner | die Gewinner |
| Genitiv | des Gewinners | der Gewinner |
| Dativ | dem Gewinner | den Gewinnern |
| Akkusativ | den Gewinner | die Gewinner |
Pronunciation
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