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