Mailbox: der, die or das?
dieMailbox
Voicemail
Short answer: Mailbox takes the article die (die Mailbox). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “voicemail” in English.
Mailbox: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Voicemail
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Mailbox take die?
Mailbox is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Box → die Mailbox.
See the article rules →Mailbox in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Mailbox |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Mailbox |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Mailbox |
More words ending in -box
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
