Weihnachtsbaum: der, die or das?
derWeihnachtsbaum
Christmas tree
Short answer: Weihnachtsbaum takes the article der (der Weihnachtsbaum). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “Christmas tree” in English.
Weihnachtsbaum: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Christmas tree
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Weihnachtsbaum take der?
Weihnachtsbaum is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Baum → der Weihnachtsbaum.
See the article rules →Weihnachtsbaum in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Weihnachtsbaum |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Weihnachtsbaum |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Weihnachtsbaum |
More words ending in -baum
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
