Why is it der Regulator?
Regulator ends in -or, and almost all nouns ending in -or are masculine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -or der
Meaning
[1] Technology: Technical facility that serves the regulation of something
[1] Technik: technische Einrichtung, die der Regelung von etwas dientExamples
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[2] "She took a look at the flashing regulator on the wall and asked:" If you will still be up to your layer of work "
[2] „Sie warf einen Blick auf den blitzenden Regulator an der Wand und fragte: »Wirst du's noch bis zu deiner Schicht schaffen?«.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] "The regulator chops the time into audible particles with its perpendicel"
[2] „Der Regulator zerhackt mit seinem Perpendikel die Zeit in hörbare Teilchen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Regulator | die Regulatoren |
| Genitiv | des Regulators | der Regulatoren |
| Dativ | dem Regulator | den Regulatoren |
| Akkusativ | den Regulator | die Regulatoren |
Pronunciation
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