Short answer: Kehlkopf takes the article der (der Kehlkopf). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “larynx” in English.
Kehlkopf: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Larynx
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Kehlkopf take der?
Kehlkopf is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Kopf → der Kehlkopf.
See the article rules →Kehlkopf in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Kehlkopf |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Kehlkopf |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kehlkopf |
More words ending in -kopf
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
