Enkel: der, die or das?
derEnkel
Grandson
Short answer: Enkel takes the article der (der Enkel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “grandson” in English.
Enkel: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Grandson
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Enkel take der?
No suffix rule covers Enkel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Enkel as something blue.
See the article rules →Enkel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Enkel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Enkel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Enkel |
