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