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