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