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

