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