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