Why is it der Resident?
Resident ends in -ent, and most nouns ending in -ent are masculine: in a German dictionary, 84% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ent der
Meaning
[1] governor of the institution that has the last decision -making power
[1] Statthalter der Institution, die die letzte Entscheidungsmacht hatExamples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Resident | die Residenten |
| Genitiv | des Residenten | der Residenten |
| Dativ | dem Residenten | den Residenten |
| Akkusativ | den Residenten | die Residenten |
Pronunciation
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