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