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