GrammarA1· Mein Zuhause
Der bestimmte Artikel: der, die, das
The definite article and noun gender
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineEach noun has its own : der, die or das. Learn them together.
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Before
Das ist die Küche. Das ist der Tisch.
Watch the sentence change …
Two nouns become one: die Küche + der Tisch = der Küchentisch. It is a table, so the last part decides: der.
„Das ist der Küchentisch.“ — This is the kitchen table.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
German has three words for “the”: der, die and das. They are called . Each noun (a word for a person, a thing or a place) belongs to one of them. der is for nouns, die for feminine nouns and das for neuter nouns. Neuter means neither masculine nor feminine.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Mein ZuhauseYou need it every time you say “the” before a noun. You use it to show a friend your flat, for example (, ). The also decides ein or eine (a), and many forms you learn later.
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