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