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