Short answer: Tankdeckel takes the article der (der Tankdeckel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “fuel cap” in English.
Tankdeckel: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Fuel cap
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Tankdeckel take der?
Tankdeckel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Deckel → der Tankdeckel.
See the article rules →Tankdeckel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Tankdeckel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Tankdeckel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Tankdeckel |
More words ending in -deckel
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
