Why is it der Inhaber?
Inhaber ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -erMeaning
[1] colloquially: someone who has a certain thing
[1] umgangssprachlich: jemand, der eine bestimmte Sache besitzt[3] Germany, private law: the one who is entitled to a right or a claim
[3] Deutschland, Privatrecht: derjenige, dem ein Recht oder eine Forderung zustehtExamples
The owner of the restaurant complained to the police about vandalizing youth people
[1] Der Inhaber des Restaurants beschwerte sich bei der Polizei über vandalierende Jugendliche.
[1] "The owners have rented their inn for many years to clubs who are not necessarily great public presence"
[1] „Die Inhaber vermieteten ihren Gasthof seit vielen Jahren an Vereine, die nicht unbedingt große öffentliche Präsenz anstrebten.“
More source examples (4)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Also for owners of the green turban came"
[1] „Auch zu Inhabern des grünen Turbans kamen wir.“
[1] "A second stroke of luck are Mr. and Mrs. Gleumann, the owners of the Klenziner Mühleä"
[1] „Ein zweiter Glücksfall sind Herr und Frau Gleumann, die Inhaber der Klenziner Mühle.“
[2] The first owner of the Federal Cross of Merit was the miner Franz Brandlä
[2] Der erste Inhaber des Bundesverdienstkreuzes war der Bergmann Franz Brandl.
[3] The owner of a claim is regularly entitled to the assignment
[3] Der Inhaber einer Forderung ist regelmäßig zur Zession berechtigt.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Inhaber | die Inhaber |
| Genitiv | des Inhabers | der Inhaber |
| Dativ | dem Inhaber | den Inhabern |
| Akkusativ | den Inhaber | die Inhaber |
Pronunciation
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