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