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