Why does the noun Tresor have the article der?
Nouns ending in -or are mostly masculine. Look at the bolded -or in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
der Motor (motor), der Autor (author), der Faktor (factor), der Doktor (doctor), der Professor (professor), der Direktor (director), der Sponsor (sponsor)
Exceptions
das Labor (laboratory), das Tor (gate), das Fluor (fluorine), das Chlor (chlorine), das Dekor (decoration)
Declension table for German noun Tresor
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Tresor | ein Tresor | — |
| Akkusativ | den Tresor | einen Tresor | — |
| Dativ | dem Tresor | einem Tresor | — |
| Genitiv | des Tresors | eines Tresors | — |
| Nominativ | die Tresore | — Tresore | — |
| Akkusativ | die Tresore | — Tresore | — |
| Dativ | den Tresoren | — Tresoren | — |
| Genitiv | der Tresore | — Tresore | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Tresor in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — | ||
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you might wonder about der, die, das — and the Der Artikel app.
Is it der, die, or das Tresor?
What is the plural of der Tresor?
What does der Tresor mean in English?
How do you decline der Tresor?
- Nominativ: der Tresor
- Akkusativ: den Tresor
- Dativ: dem Tresor
- Genitiv: des Tresors
These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.