Why is it der Pfarrer?
Pfarrer ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -erMeaning
[1] Christianity: a person who is entrusted with the management of church services, pastoral care and usually also the management of a community
[1] Christentum: eine Person, die mit der Leitung von Gottesdiensten, der seelsorglichen Betreuung und in der Regel auch der Leitung einer Gemeinde betraut istExamples
[1] "Robert Nandkisore, pastor of the Antonius community, even believes that the wave in the Indian Ocean is" rinsed "into the Rödelheim church."
[1] „Robert Nandkisore, Pfarrer der St. Antonius-Gemeinde, meint gar, dass über jene fremd anmutende Musik die Welle im Indischen Ozean in die Rödelheimer Kirche "hineingespült" werde.“
[1] "The pastor nodded him and went to the altar" "
[1] „Der Pfarrer nickte ihm zu und ging zum Altar.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The thought of stepping in front of his creator after he had just killed someone, Pastor Ferguson didn't want to like it at all"
[1] „Der Gedanke, vor seinen Schöpfer zu treten, nachdem er gerade jemanden umgebracht hatte, wollte Pfarrer Ferguson so gar nicht gefallen.“
[1] "She cried because she suspected what the pastor meant"
[1] „Sie weinte, weil sie ahnte, was der Pfarrer gemeint hatte.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Pfarrer | die Pfarrer |
| Genitiv | des Pfarrers | der Pfarrer |
| Dativ | dem Pfarrer | den Pfarrern |
| Akkusativ | den Pfarrer | die Pfarrer |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary