Wechsel: der, die or das?
derWechsel
Change, switch
Short answer: Wechsel takes the article der (der Wechsel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “change, switch” in English.
Wechsel: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Change, switch
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Last updated: · Method
Why does Wechsel take der?
No suffix rule covers Wechsel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Wechsel as something blue.
See the article rules →Wechsel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Wechsel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Wechsel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Wechsel |
