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