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