Why is it der Reservist?
Reservist ends in -ist, and nouns ending in -ist are masculine: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ist der
Meaning
[1] Military: trained soldier who has left military service, but can be convened at any time if necessary
[1] Militär: ausgebildeter Soldat, der aus dem Militärdienst ausgeschieden ist, aber bei Bedarf jederzeit einberufen werden kannExamples
[1] "When mobilization, the reservists and volunteers flocked to the flags"
[1] „Bei der Mobilmachung strömten die Reservisten und Freiwilligen zu den Fahnen.“
[1] "That meant that reservists had to report in the barracks of their trunk units"
[1] „Das bedeutete, dass zunächst Reservisten sich in den Kasernen ihrer Stammeinheiten zu melden hatten.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] The reservists of this team would be all in other clubs
[2] Die Reservisten dieser Mannschaft wären alle in anderen Vereinen Stammspieler.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Reservist | die Reservisten |
| Genitiv | des Reservisten | der Reservisten |
| Dativ | dem Reservisten | den Reservisten |
| Akkusativ | den Reservisten | die Reservisten |
Pronunciation
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