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