Sonderpreis: der, die or das?
derSonderpreis
Special price
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.
See the article rules →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 |
More words ending in -preis
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

