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