Short answer: Anruf takes the article der (der Anruf). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “call” in English.
Anruf: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Call
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Anruf take der?
No suffix rule covers Anruf, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Anruf as something blue.
See the article rules →Anruf in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Anruf |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Anruf |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Anruf |
