Zwilling: der, die or das?
derZwilling
Twin
Short answer: Zwilling takes the article der (der Zwilling). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “twin” in English.
Zwilling: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Twin
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Zwilling take der?
Nouns ending in -ling usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 5 of 5 such words take der (100%).
See the article rules →Zwilling in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Zwilling |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Zwilling |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Zwilling |
