Short answer: Steißbein takes the article das (das Steißbein). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “tailbone” in English.
Steißbein: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Tailbone
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Steißbein take das?
Steißbein is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Bein → das Steißbein.
See the article rules →Steißbein in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Steißbein |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Steißbein |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Steißbein |
More words ending in -bein
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
