Short answer: Föhn takes the article der (der Föhn). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “blowdryer” in English.
Föhn: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Blowdryer
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Föhn take der?
No suffix rule covers Föhn, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Föhn as something blue.
See the article rules →Föhn in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Föhn |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Föhn |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Föhn |
