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