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