Teddybär: der, die or das?
derTeddybär
Teddy bear
Short answer: Teddybär takes the article der (der Teddybär). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “teddy bear” in English.
Teddybär: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Teddy bear
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Teddybär take der?
Teddybär is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Bär → der Teddybär.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Teddybär as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Teddybär” but “der Teddybär”.
More words ending in -bär
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
