Beckenboden: der, die or das?
derBeckenboden
Pelvic floor
Short answer: Beckenboden takes the article der (der Beckenboden). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “pelvic floor” in English.
Beckenboden: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Pelvic floor
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Beckenboden take der?
Beckenboden is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Boden → der Beckenboden.
See the article rules →Beckenboden in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Beckenboden |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Beckenboden |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Beckenboden |
More words ending in -boden
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
