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