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