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