Why is it der Songwriter?
Songwriter 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
Examples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Songwriter | die Songwriter |
| Genitiv | des Songwriters | der Songwriter |
| Dativ | dem Songwriter | den Songwritern |
| Akkusativ | den Songwriter | die Songwriter |
Pronunciation
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