Geburtstag: der, die or das?
derGeburtstag
Birthday
Short answer: Geburtstag takes the article der (der Geburtstag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “birthday” in English.
Geburtstag: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Birthday
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Geburtstag take der?
Geburtstag is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Tag → der Geburtstag.
See the article rules →Geburtstag in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Geburtstag |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Geburtstag |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Geburtstag |
More words ending in -tag
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
