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