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