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