Der Ansprechpartner prüft den Fluchtweg oder den Brandschutz.

Because Der Ansprechpartner is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

The things being checked — den Fluchtweg and den Brandschutz — are the direct objects, so they are in the accusative case.

For masculine nouns, the article changes like this:

• der = nominative masculine
• den = accusative masculine

So:

• Der Ansprechpartner = the contact person / point of contact
• den Fluchtweg = the escape route
• den Brandschutz = the fire protection

This is a very common pattern in German.

Because the verb prüfen is being conjugated for a third-person singular subject: der Ansprechpartner.

The present tense forms of prüfen are:

• ich prüfe
• du prüfst
• er/sie/es prüft
• wir prüfen
• ihr prüft
• sie/Sie prüfen

Since der Ansprechpartner is grammatically like er, the correct form is prüft.

Ansprechpartner is a very common German noun meaning something like:

• contact person
• point of contact
• the person responsible to speak to

It is a compound noun:

• an- = here part of the expression
• sprechen = to speak
• Partner = partner

But you do not need to understand it literally as speaking partner in normal use. In real German, it usually means the person you should contact.

Traditionally, der Ansprechpartner is masculine.

If you want to refer specifically to a woman, you can say:

• die Ansprechpartnerin

In more gender-neutral language, people may also use:

• Ansprechperson

So depending on context, you might see:

• der Ansprechpartner
• die Ansprechpartnerin
• die Ansprechperson

German often repeats the article when two nouns are linked by oder or und, especially when each noun is separate and equally important.

So:

• den Fluchtweg oder den Brandschutz

sounds clear and natural.

You may sometimes see articles not repeated in other contexts, but here repeating den is standard and helps show that both nouns are direct objects.

prüfen normally takes a direct object in the accusative case.

Examples:

• Ich prüfe den Bericht.
• Sie prüft die Tür.
• Wir prüfen das System.

So in your sentence:

• den Fluchtweg
• den Brandschutz

are both accusative objects of prüft.

German very often builds nouns by combining smaller nouns into one larger noun.

Fluchtweg

• Flucht = escape
• Weg = way / path / route

So Fluchtweg means escape route.

Brandschutz

• Brand = fire
• Schutz = protection

So Brandschutz means fire protection or fire safety.

A useful rule: In German compound nouns, the last part is the main noun and determines the gender.

So:

• der Weg -> der Fluchtweg
• der Schutz -> der Brandschutz

That is why both are masculine.

In German, all nouns are capitalized, not just proper names.

So in this sentence:

• Ansprechpartner
• Fluchtweg
• Brandschutz

all begin with capital letters because they are nouns.

This is one of the first big spelling differences English speakers notice in German.

Yes, German word order can change, but the conjugated verb usually stays in the second position in a main clause.

The neutral word order here is:

• Der Ansprechpartner prüft den Fluchtweg oder den Brandschutz.

You could also say:

• Den Fluchtweg oder den Brandschutz prüft der Ansprechpartner.

This puts more emphasis on what is being checked.

Because the articles show the case clearly, German can move parts of the sentence around more freely than English. But the normal, straightforward order is the original one.

Yes, oder usually means or.

In most everyday sentences, it works just like English or. It does not always mean a strict logical choice. Sometimes it simply presents alternatives.

So this sentence could mean that the contact person checks:

• the escape route, or
• the fire protection

The exact interpretation depends on context.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

dair AHN-shprehkh-part-ner prooft dain FLOOKHT-vayk OH-der dain BRANT-shoots

A few helpful notes:

• der sounds somewhat like dair, but shorter
• prüft has the ü sound, which English does not really have
• Fluchtweg contains ch, which is not like English ch in chair
• Brandschutz ends with schutz, pronounced roughly like shoots, but shorter and tenser

If pronunciation is your focus, the hardest words here are usually:

• prüft
• Fluchtweg
• Brandschutz

They can overlap, but there are slight differences.

prüfen

Usually means:

• to check
• to examine
• to inspect
• to test

It is a very general and useful word.

überprüfen

Often means:

• to verify
• to check carefully
• to review

It can sound a bit more thorough.

kontrollieren

Often means:

• to inspect
• to control
• to check whether something is correct or allowed

Depending on context, it can sound like an official inspection or supervision.

In your sentence, prüft is a natural, neutral choice.

Because in German, masculine nouns do not usually change their noun form in the accusative singular — only the article changes.

So:

• nominative: der Fluchtweg

• accusative: den Fluchtweg

• nominative: der Brandschutz
• accusative: den Brandschutz

The noun itself stays the same here. The article shows the case.

An important exception is a group called n-nouns, but neither Fluchtweg nor Brandschutz belongs to that group.