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