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