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