Short answer: Helm takes the article der (der Helm). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “helmet” in English.
Helm: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Helmet
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Helm take der?
No suffix rule covers Helm, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Helm as something blue.
See the article rules →Helm in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Helm |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Helm |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Helm |
