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