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