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