Why is it der Kidnapper?
Kidnapper 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] Someone who has taken a person
[1] jemand, der eine Person gekidnappt hatExamples
[1] The kidnappers are armed and violent
[1] Die Kidnapper sind bewaffnet und gewaltbereit.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Kidnapper | die Kidnapper |
| Genitiv | des Kidnappers | der Kidnapper |
| Dativ | dem Kidnapper | den Kidnappern |
| Akkusativ | den Kidnapper | die Kidnapper |
Pronunciation
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