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