Kanaldeckel: der, die or das?
derKanaldeckel
Manhole cover
Short answer: Kanaldeckel takes the article der (der Kanaldeckel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “manhole cover” in English.
Kanaldeckel: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Manhole cover
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Kanaldeckel take der?
Kanaldeckel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Deckel → der Kanaldeckel.
See the article rules →Kanaldeckel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Kanaldeckel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Kanaldeckel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kanaldeckel |
More words ending in -deckel
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
