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