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The article for

Scharnier

das Scharnier

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

Plural
die Scharniere

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Why is it das Scharnier?

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

The other -er exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] A connecting, rotatable joint (mostly on doors)

[1] ein verbindendes, drehbares Gelenk (meist an Türen)

Examples

[1] "The doorstep was difficult to move, the hinges old and warped, you had to bend" "

[1] „Die Haustür war schwer zu bewegen, die Scharniere alt und verzogen, man mußte sich bücken.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Scharnier die Scharniere
Genitiv des Scharniers der Scharniere
Dativ dem Scharnier den Scharnieren
Akkusativ das Scharnier die Scharniere

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Ein Scharnier
[1] Ein Scharnier Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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