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The article for

Knaller

der Knaller

Knaller is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Knaller

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Why is it der Knaller?

Knaller 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
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] colloquially: fireworks that mainly produces noise

[1] umgangssprachlich: Feuerwerkskörper, der hauptsächlich Lärm erzeugt

[2] Slower: Something surprisingly good that inspires you

[2] salopp: etwas überraschend Gutes, das einen begeistert

Examples

[1] Do you have a few bangs left

[1] Hast du noch ein paar Knaller übrig?

[1] "Except for three Ladykracher we raised the bangs to the cave"

[1] „Bis auf drei Ladykracher hoben wir die Knaller bis zur Höhle auf.“
More source examples (1)

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[2] The film was the absolute bang

[2] Der Film war der absolute Knaller!

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Knaller die Knaller
Genitiv des Knallers der Knaller
Dativ dem Knaller den Knallern
Akkusativ den Knaller die Knaller

Pronunciation

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