Magengeschwür: der, die or das?
dasMagengeschwür
Gastric ulcer
Short answer: Magengeschwür takes the article das (das Magengeschwür). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “gastric ulcer” in English.
Magengeschwür: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Gastric ulcer
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Magengeschwür take das?
Magengeschwür is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Geschwür → das Magengeschwür.
See the article rules →Magengeschwür in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Magengeschwür |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Magengeschwür |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Magengeschwür |
More words ending in -geschwür
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
