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