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Pulver

Pulver is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Pulver

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Pulver?

Pulver ends in -er. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (86% take der), but Pulver is an exception: das Pulver.

The other -er exceptions
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Very finely crushed fabric

[1] sehr fein zerkleinerter Stoff

[2] Short for: shooting powder

[2] kurz für: Schießpulver

[3] Slower: Money

[3] salopp: Geld

Examples

[1] The powder dusts very terribly

[1] Das Pulver staubt ganz fürchterlich.

[2] You shot your powder

[2] Sie haben ihr Pulver verschossen.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "The car was loaded with weapons and powder"

[2] „Der Wagen war mit Waffen und Pulver beladen.“

[3] I no longer have a powder

[3] Ich habe kein Pulver mehr.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Pulver die Pulver
Genitiv des Pulvers der Pulver
Dativ dem Pulver den Pulvern
Akkusativ das Pulver die Pulver

Pronunciation

In context

[1] ein weißes Pulver (hier: Titandioxid)
[1] ein weißes Pulver (hier: Titandioxid) Wikimedia Commons
[2] körniges Pulver
[2] körniges Pulver Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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