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The article for

Starter

der Starter

Starter is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Starter
English
starter

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Starter?

Starter is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Ter. So it’s der Starter.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Person who gives the start signal at the beginning of a race

[1] Person, die zu Beginn eines Rennens das Startzeichen gibt

[2] Vehicle technology: starter

[2] Fahrzeugtechnik: Anlasser

[3] Gastronomy, cuisine: starter, the first gear of a menu

[3] Gastronomie, Kochkunst: Vorspeise, der erste Gang eines Menüs

[4] participating in a competition

[4] an einem Wettkampf teilnehmende Person

Examples

[1] Today the starter falls out

[1] Heute fällt der Starter aus.

[2] The start of your vehicle is defective and must be replaced

[2] Der Starter ihres Fahrzeugs ist defekt und muss ausgetauscht werden.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[3] As a starter, there is a simple vegetable soup today today

[3] Als Starter gibt es heute eine einfache Gemüsesuppe.

[4] There are several hundred starter present

[4] Es sind mehrere hundert Starter anwesend.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Starter die Starter
Genitiv des Starters der Starter
Dativ dem Starter den Startern
Akkusativ den Starter die Starter

Pronunciation

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