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