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