Short answer: Knöchel takes the article der (der Knöchel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “ankle” in English.
Knöchel: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Ankle
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Knöchel take der?
No suffix rule covers Knöchel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Knöchel as something blue.
See the article rules →Knöchel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Knöchel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Knöchel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Knöchel |
