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