Why is it der Hüfner?
Hüfner 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
Examples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Hüfner | die Hüfner |
| Genitiv | des Hüfners | der Hüfner |
| Dativ | dem Hüfner | den Hüfnern |
| Akkusativ | den Hüfner | die Hüfner |
Pronunciation
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