Why is it der Partner?
Partner 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
[1] Persons or institutions that pursue a goal together
[1] Personen oder Institutionen, die gemeinsam ein Ziel verfolgenExamples
[1] The students each found a partner and made poinsettias together
[1] Die Schüler suchten sich je einen Partner und bastelten gemeinsam Weihnachtssterne.
[1] Steruth Huber - Your partner for fundings
[1] Sterbehilfe Trauerhuber – ihr Partner für Bestattungen.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] Twelve women and their partners attended the pre-pregnancy course
[2] Bei dem Schwangerschaftsvorbereitungskurs erschienen zwölf Frauen mit ihren Partnern.
[2] "Purpose of the exercise: Not the partner is intended to change the partner, but the partner is the partner at" [2]
[2] „Zweck der Übung: Nicht der Partner soll die Partnerin umwerben, sondern die Partnerin den Partner.“[2]
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Partner | die Partner |
| Genitiv | des Partners | der Partner |
| Dativ | dem Partner | den Partnern |
| Akkusativ | den Partner | die Partner |
Pronunciation
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