Short answer: Leuchtturm takes the article der (der Leuchtturm). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “lighthouse” in English.
Leuchtturm: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Lighthouse
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Leuchtturm take der?
Leuchtturm is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Turm → der Leuchtturm.
See the article rules →Leuchtturm in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Leuchtturm |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Leuchtturm |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Leuchtturm |
More words ending in -turm
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
