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