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The article for

Sperrfeuer

das Sperrfeuer

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

Plural
die Sperrfeuer

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Why is it das Sperrfeuer?

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

The other -er exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Massive shelling to prevent or prevent the opponent's penetration

[1] massiver Beschuss, um das Vordringen des Gegners zu be- oder verhindern

Examples

[1] "The Tommies had backed up the blocking fire, behind the third line, after the second position"

[1] „Die Tommies hatten das Sperrfeuer wieder hintergelegt, hinter die dritte Linie, nach der zweiten Stellung.“

[1] "The German barrage was unusually violent"

[1] „Das deutsche Sperrfeuer war ungewöhnlich heftig.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Sperrfeuer die Sperrfeuer
Genitiv des Sperrfeuers der Sperrfeuer
Dativ dem Sperrfeuer den Sperrfeuern
Akkusativ das Sperrfeuer die Sperrfeuer

Pronunciation

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