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