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