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