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