Digitaluhr: der, die or das?
dieDigitaluhr
Digital clock
Short answer: Digitaluhr takes the article die (die Digitaluhr). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “digital clock” in English.
Digitaluhr: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Digital clock
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Digitaluhr take die?
Digitaluhr is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Uhr → die Digitaluhr.
See the article rules →Digitaluhr in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Digitaluhr |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Digitaluhr |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Digitaluhr |
More words ending in -uhr
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
