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