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