Why is it der Zimmerbrand?
Zimmerbrand ends in -and, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 52% of -and nouns take das, 41% take der, and 7% take die. So learn it with its article: der Zimmerbrand.
Which endings you can rely on der
Examples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Zimmerbrand | die Zimmerbrände |
| Genitiv | des Zimmerbrandes des Zimmerbrands | der Zimmerbrände |
| Dativ | dem Zimmerbrand dem Zimmerbrande | den Zimmerbränden |
| Akkusativ | den Zimmerbrand | die Zimmerbrände |
Pronunciation
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