Words ending in -or: der, die or das?
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Words ending in -or take the article “der”. Of 15 words in the Panderdiedas vocabulary 12 follow the rule – here they all are, exceptions included.
Der Motor, der Traktor - but das Tor and das Labor do not play along.
80 % – of 15 matching words 12 follow the rule, 3 do not. holds often
Exceptions
- dasLabor
- dasMoor
- dasTor but derTor: ein dummer Mensch
All 12 words that follow the rule
- derAutor
- derChor
- derDirektor
- derDoktor
- derFaktor
- derHumor
- derKorridor
- derModerator
- derMonitor
- derMotor
- derProfessor
- derTraktor