Türklingel: der, die or das?
dieTürklingel
Doorbell
Short answer: Türklingel takes the article die (die Türklingel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “doorbell” in English.
Türklingel: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Doorbell
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Türklingel take die?
Türklingel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Klingel → die Türklingel.
See the article rules →Türklingel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Türklingel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Türklingel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Türklingel |
More words ending in -klingel
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
