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