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