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