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