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