Fahrradhelm: der, die or das?
derFahrradhelm
Cycle helmet
Short answer: Fahrradhelm takes the article der (der Fahrradhelm). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “cycle helmet” in English.
Fahrradhelm: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Cycle helmet
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Fahrradhelm take der?
Fahrradhelm is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Helm → der Fahrradhelm.
See the article rules →Fahrradhelm in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Fahrradhelm |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Fahrradhelm |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Fahrradhelm |
More words ending in -helm
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
