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