Why is it der Rapper?
Rapper 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] Musician who performs rhythmic speech singing
[1] Musiker, der rhythmischen Sprechgesang ausführtExamples
[1] Eminem is a well -known American rapper
[1] Eminem ist ein bekannter amerikanischer Rapper.
[1] "The rappers continued to roar"
[1] „Die Rapper röchelten weiter.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "THE KNIFE TO NEED AUS Icelandic rappers"
[1] „Da tritt The Knife neben isländischen Rappern auf.“
[1] "There are three groups of rappers with a migration background in Germany" "
[1] „Es gibt drei Gruppen von Rappern mit Migrationshintergrund in Deutschland.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Rapper | die Rapper |
| Genitiv | des Rappers | der Rapper |
| Dativ | dem Rapper | den Rappern |
| Akkusativ | den Rapper | die Rapper |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] der US-amerikanische Rapper "Guru"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guru_(rapper).jpg)
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