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title: "Kleiderhaken: der, die or das? It’s der Kleiderhaken | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Kleiderhaken, “coathook”. Accusative: den Kleiderhaken; dative: dem Kleiderhaken. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kleiderhaken/
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# Kleiderhaken: der, die or das?

der Kleiderhaken

Coathook

maskulin · masculine [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Kleiderhaken takes the article der (der Kleiderhaken). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “coathook” in English.

## Kleiderhaken: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Coathook
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Kleiderhaken in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Kleiderhaken)
- [Kleiderhaken in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Kleiderhaken)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Kleiderhaken take der?

Kleiderhaken is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Haken → der Kleiderhaken.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Kleiderhaken in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Kleiderhaken |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Kleiderhaken |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Kleiderhaken |

## More words ending in -haken

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Haken](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/haken/) [der Schürhaken](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schuerhaken/)

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