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