Short answer: Barcode takes the article der (der Barcode). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “barcode” in English.
Barcode: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Barcode
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Barcode take der?
Barcode is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Code → der Barcode.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Barcode as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Barcode” but “der Barcode”.
More words ending in -code
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
