Short answer: Knochen takes the article der (der Knochen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “bone” in English.
Knochen: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Bone
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Knochen take der?
Exception: most nouns ending in -chen take das, but Knochen takes der. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Knochen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Knochen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Knochen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Knochen |
