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Sonderpreis: der, die or das?

derSonderpreis

Special price

maskulin · masculineShopping and moneyLevel: Beginner

Short answer: Sonderpreis takes the article der (der Sonderpreis). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “special price” in English.

Sonderpreis: word facts

Article
der
Gender
maskulin (masculine)
English
Special price
Topic
Shopping and money
Yupo level
Beginner

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Why does Sonderpreis take der?

Sonderpreis is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Preis → der Sonderpreis.

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Sonderpreis in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?der Sonderpreis
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?den Sonderpreis
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Sonderpreis

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