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