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