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Is it der, die oder das Peiniger?

DER

The correct article in German of Peiniger is der. So it is der Peiniger! (nominative case)

The word Peiniger is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Peiniger?

How does the declension of Peiniger work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative der Peiniger die Peiniger
Genitive des Peinigers der Peiniger
Dative dem Peiniger den Peinigern
Akkusative den Peiniger die Peiniger

What is the meaning of Peiniger in German?

Peiniger is defined as:

[1] Person who torments someone who suffers sorry for someone tortures someone

[1] Person, die jemanden peinigt, die jemandem Leid zufügt, jemanden quält

How to use Peiniger in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Peiniger with translations in English.

[1] Erst beim Prozess sah die junge Frau ihren Peiniger wieder.

[1] Only in the process did the young woman see her tormentor again

[1] Auch 32 Jahre nach der Entführung kann sich Richard Oetker nicht vorstellen, seinem Peiniger zu verzeihen.

Even 32 years after the kidnapping, Richard Oetker cannot imagine forgiving his tormentor

[1] „Die Rufe des Abscheus, die sich wie Wellen von Haß zu Beginn der Rede aus der Versammlung gegen die Peiniger erhoben hatten, waren bald verstummt.“

[1] "The calls of the dab, which, like waves from Haß at the beginning of the speech from the meeting against the tormentors, soon rose"

How do you pronounce Peiniger?

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