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