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The article for

Motor

der Motor

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

Plural
die Motoren
English
motor, engine
Level
A2

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Why is it der Motor?

Motor ends in -or, and almost all nouns ending in -or are masculine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -or
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Technology: Driving machine

[1] Technik: antreibende Maschine

[2] Translated: Something or someone who drives some progress, driving force

[2] übertragen: etwas oder jemand, der etwas voranbringt; Antreiber, treibende Kraft

Examples

[1] The car no longer drives because the engine is broken

[1] Das Auto fährt nicht mehr, da der Motor kaputt ist.

[1] "She left the engine, switched on the headlights and put backwards from the entrance" [2]

[1] „Sie ließ den Motor an, schaltete die Scheinwerfer ein und setzte rückwärts aus der Einfahrt.“[2]
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] It was the engine of the corporate

[2] Sie war der Motor des Unternehmens.

[2] "The compensation for competitive disadvantages of our hospitality industry, which had become effective in 2010, has truly proven to be an engine for investments and wage increases in the accommodation industry" [3]

[2] „Der 2010 wirksam gewordene Ausgleich von Wettbewerbsnachteilen unseres Gastgewerbes hat sich wahrlich als Motor für Investitionen und Lohnerhöhungen im Beherbergungsgewerbe erwiesen.“[3]

Declension

1 Singular Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominativ der Motor die Motoren die Motore
Genitiv des Motors der Motoren der Motore
Dativ dem Motor den Motoren den Motoren
Akkusativ den Motor die Motoren die Motore

Pronunciation

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