Wondering what is the correct article of Computer? Computer is masculine, so it is der Computer.
Why is it masculine? As part of the Der Die Das Book’s Zoo of Rules Methodology, this noun falls under the ‘Tiger rule, which states that 85% of nouns ending in ‘-er’ are masculine.
Check out the Der Die Das Book and how the methodology has helped 100’000 German learners!
Why is “Computer” masculine?
The majority of nouns ending in ‘-er’ are masculine: remember der Tiger!
Nouns ending in ‘-er’ are masculine in 67% of the cases. Nouns denominating people derived from a verb are always masculine: fahren der Fahrer, spielen der Spieler. Also think of equipments (der Computer, der Fernseher) or people (der Schüler, der Vater) or everyday objects (der Teller, der Becher, der Pullover) or name of the month (der September, der Oktober).
Declension of “Computer” (masculine, weak noun)
| Case | Article + Noun | Example Sentence |
| Nominative | der Computer | Der Computer ist neu.(The computer is new.) |
| Accusative | den Computer | Ich benutze den Computer jeden Tag. (I use the computer every day.) |
| Dative | dem Computer | Ich helfe dem Computertechniker mit dem Computer. (I help the technician with the computer.) |
| Genitive | des Computers | Die Leistung des Computers ist beeindruckend. (The performance of the computer is impressive.) |
Short Paragraph Using Different Cases
Here is a short paragraph using different cases for “der Computer” in German, along with its English translation:
German:
Der Computer ist sehr leistungsstark. Ich benutze den Computer täglich für meine Arbeit. Ich habe dem Computer gestern ein neues Programm installiert. Die Tastatur des Computers ist ebenfalls neu.
English:
The computer is very powerful. I use the computer daily for my work. I installed a new program on the computer yesterday. The keyboard of the computer is also new.