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