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