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