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