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

