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