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The article for

Neuner

der Neuner

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

Plural
die Neuner

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Why is it der Neuner?

Neuner 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] colloquial, general: something with number 9

[1] umgangssprachlich, allgemein: etwas mit der Nummer 9

[2] In Germany, however, colloquially, general: the number 9

[2] in Deutschland allerdings umgangssprachlich, allgemein: die Zahl 9

[3] Playing card with nine eyes

[3] Spielkarte mit neun Augen

[4] Someone who was born in the ninth year of a century

[4] jemand, der im neunten Jahr eines Jahrhunderts geboren wurde

Examples

[1] If the nine goes to the station

[1] Fährt der Neuner zum Bahnhof?

[1] The nine stabs the Achterä

[1] Der Neuner sticht den Achter.
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] Here is a nine on it

[2] Hier steht ein Neuner drauf.

[3] "The tens stabs the nine, eighth, seven" "

[3] „Der Zehner sticht den Neuner, Achter, Siebener.“

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Neuner die Neuner
Genitiv des Neuners der Neuner
Dativ dem Neuner den Neunern
Akkusativ den Neuner die Neuner

Pronunciation

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