Why is it der Iraner?
Iraner 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
Examples
[1] "On Thursday, France President Jacques Chirac had already made it clear to the Iranian at a meeting in Paris that Tehran had to objectively demonstrate the peaceful character of his nuclear program"
[1] „Am Donnerstag hatte bereits Frankreichs Präsident Jacques Chirac dem Iraner bei einem Treffen in Paris klargemacht, daß Teheran den friedlichen Charakter seines Atomprogramms objektiv nachweisen müsse.“
[1] "Once I tried an Iranian"
[1] „Einmal habe ich es mit einem Iraner versucht.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Iraner | die Iraner |
| Genitiv | des Iraners | der Iraner |
| Dativ | dem Iraner | den Iranern |
| Akkusativ | den Iraner | die Iraner |
Pronunciation
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