Short answer: Stecknadel takes the article die (die Stecknadel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “pin” in English.
Stecknadel: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Pin
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Stecknadel take die?
Stecknadel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Nadel → die Stecknadel.
See the article rules →Stecknadel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Stecknadel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Stecknadel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Stecknadel |
More words ending in -nadel
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
