Short answer: Notruf takes the article der (der Notruf). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “emergency call” in English.
Notruf: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Emergency call
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Notruf take der?
Notruf is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Ruf → der Notruf.
See the article rules →Notruf in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Notruf |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Notruf |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Notruf |
More words ending in -ruf
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
