Schuhladen: der, die or das?
derSchuhladen
Shoe shop
Short answer: Schuhladen takes the article der (der Schuhladen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “shoe shop” in English.
Schuhladen: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Shoe shop
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Schuhladen take der?
Schuhladen is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Laden → der Schuhladen.
See the article rules →Schuhladen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Schuhladen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Schuhladen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Schuhladen |
More words ending in -laden
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
