Why is it der Metaller?
Metaller 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] I am a metal
[1] Ich bin ein Metaller.
[2] The Metallers all work in the workshop over there
[2] Die Metaller arbeiten alle in der Werkstatt da drüben.
More source examples (1)
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[3] The metallers gathered before the plant
[3] Die Metaller versammelten sich vor dem Werkstor.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Metaller | die Metaller |
| Genitiv | des Metallers | der Metaller |
| Dativ | dem Metaller | den Metallern |
| Akkusativ | den Metaller | die Metaller |
Pronunciation
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