Einzelhandel: der, die or das?
derEinzelhandel
Retail trade
Short answer: Einzelhandel takes the article der (der Einzelhandel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “retail trade” in English.
Einzelhandel: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Retail trade
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Einzelhandel take der?
Einzelhandel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Handel → der Einzelhandel.
See the article rules →Einzelhandel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Einzelhandel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Einzelhandel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Einzelhandel |
More words ending in -handel
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
