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