Taschentuch: der, die or das?
dasTaschentuch
Handkerchief
Short answer: Taschentuch takes the article das (das Taschentuch). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “handkerchief” in English.
Taschentuch: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Handkerchief
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Taschentuch take das?
Taschentuch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Tuch → das Taschentuch.
See the article rules →Taschentuch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Taschentuch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Taschentuch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Taschentuch |
More words ending in -tuch
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
