Why is it der Texaner?
Texaner 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
[1] "The more than life happy Texan, son of the musical star Mary Martin and a lawyer, accompanied his mother on tour after the parents' divorce"
[1] „Der mehr als lebensfrohe Texaner, Sohn des Musical-Stars Mary Martin und eines Anwalts, begleitete nach der Scheidung der Eltern seine Mutter auf Tourneen.“
[1] "The sought -after Texan, who had been kidnapped by two masked men at home on Tuesday evening in the presence of his wife, had disappeared without a trace"
[1] „Der gesuchte Texaner, der am Dienstagabend zu Hause in Gegenwart seiner Frau von zwei maskierten Männern gekidnappt worden war, war spurlos verschwunden.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Texaner | die Texaner |
| Genitiv | des Texaners | der Texaner |
| Dativ | dem Texaner | den Texanern |
| Akkusativ | den Texaner | die Texaner |
Pronunciation
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