Spielzeugladen: der, die or das?
derSpielzeugladen
Toy store
Short answer: Spielzeugladen takes the article der (der Spielzeugladen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “toy store” in English.
Spielzeugladen: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Toy store
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Spielzeugladen take der?
Spielzeugladen is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Laden → der Spielzeugladen.
See the article rules →Spielzeugladen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Spielzeugladen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Spielzeugladen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Spielzeugladen |
More words ending in -laden
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
