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