Short answer: Totholz takes the article das (das Totholz). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “deadwood” in English.
Totholz: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Deadwood
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Totholz take das?
Totholz is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Holz → das Totholz.
See the article rules →Totholz in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Totholz |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Totholz |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Totholz |
More words ending in -holz
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
