Why is it der Orgelbauer?
Orgelbauer 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
Examples
[1] "In addition, in my learned profession as an organ builder, I saw little future prospects"
[1] „Zudem sah ich in meinem erlernten Beruf als Orgelbauer damals wenig Zukunftschancen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Orgelbauer | die Orgelbauer |
| Genitiv | des Orgelbauers | der Orgelbauer |
| Dativ | dem Orgelbauer | den Orgelbauern |
| Akkusativ | den Orgelbauer | die Orgelbauer |
Pronunciation
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