Autoschlüssel: der, die or das?
derAutoschlüssel
Car key
Short answer: Autoschlüssel takes the article der (der Autoschlüssel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “car key” in English.
Autoschlüssel: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Car key
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Autoschlüssel take der?
Autoschlüssel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Schlüssel → der Autoschlüssel.
See the article rules →Autoschlüssel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Autoschlüssel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Autoschlüssel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Autoschlüssel |
More words ending in -schlüssel
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
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