Short answer: Backofen takes the article der (der Backofen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “oven” in English.
Backofen: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Oven
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Backofen take der?
Backofen is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Ofen → der Backofen.
See the article rules →Backofen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Backofen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Backofen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Backofen |
More words ending in -ofen
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
