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