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Kupfer

das Kupfer

Kupfer is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Kupfer

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Why is it das Kupfer?

Kupfer is a metal or chemical element, and metals and chemical elements are neuter: das Kupfer. Exceptions include der Schwefel, der Phosphor, and der Stahl.

Metals and chemical elements
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Without plural: red, easily formable metal, which is well suited as a power ladder

[1] ohne Plural: rotes, leicht formbares Metall, das sich gut als Stromleiter eignet

[2] Object made of copper

[2] Gegenstand aus Kupfer

[3] Without plural, art: short for copper engraving

[3] ohne Plural, Kunst: kurz für Kupferstich

Examples

[1] Copper is in demand at old metal dealers

[1] Kupfer ist begehrt bei Altmetallhändlern.

[1] "The copper base is the price share of the copper, which is already included in the basic price of the cable"

[1] „Die Kupferbasis ist der Preisanteil des Kupfers, der schon im Grundpreis der Kabels enthalten ist.“
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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Kupfer die Kupfer
Genitiv des Kupfers der Kupfer
Dativ dem Kupfer den Kupfern
Akkusativ das Kupfer die Kupfer

Pronunciation

In context

[1] gediegen Kupfer
[1] gediegen Kupfer Wikimedia Commons
[2] im Bildvordergrund: geputztes Kupfer
[2] im Bildvordergrund: geputztes Kupfer Wikimedia Commons

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