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