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