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