Sicherheitsnadel: der, die or das?
dieSicherheitsnadel
Safety pin
Short answer: Sicherheitsnadel takes the article die (die Sicherheitsnadel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “safety pin” in English.
Sicherheitsnadel: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Safety pin
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Sicherheitsnadel take die?
Sicherheitsnadel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Nadel → die Sicherheitsnadel.
See the article rules →Sicherheitsnadel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Sicherheitsnadel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Sicherheitsnadel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Sicherheitsnadel |
More words ending in -nadel
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
