Why is it der Pelzhandel?
Pelzhandel is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Handel. So it’s der Pelzhandel.
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Examples
[1] "The Hudson’s Bay Company was founded in 1670 and has since had the monopoly for fur trade in the north of the American continent up to the Arctic"
[1] „Die Hudson’s Bay Company war 1670 gegründet worden und hatte seitdem das Monopol für den Pelzhandel im Norden des amerikanischen Kontinents bis hinauf in die Arktis.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Pelzhandel | — |
| Genitiv | des Pelzhandels | — |
| Dativ | dem Pelzhandel | — |
| Akkusativ | den Pelzhandel | — |
Pronunciation
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