Short answer: Sohn takes the article der (der Sohn). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “son” in English.
Sohn: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Son
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Sohn take der?
No suffix rule covers Sohn, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Sohn as something blue.
See the article rules →Sohn in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Sohn |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Sohn |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Sohn |
