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