Short answer: PCR-Test takes the article der (der PCR-Test). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “PCR test” in English.
PCR-Test: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- PCR test
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does PCR-Test take der?
PCR-Test is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Test → der PCR-Test.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture PCR-Test as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “PCR-Test” but “der PCR-Test”.
More words ending in -test
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
