Kunstverein: der, die or das?
derKunstverein
Art association
Short answer: Kunstverein takes the article der (der Kunstverein). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “art association” in English.
Kunstverein: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Art association
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Kunstverein take der?
Kunstverein is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Verein → der Kunstverein.
See the article rules →Kunstverein in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Kunstverein |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Kunstverein |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kunstverein |
More words ending in -verein
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

