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