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