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

