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