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The article for

Baustoff

der Baustoff

Baustoff is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Baustoffe

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Why is it der Baustoff?

Baustoff is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Stoff. So it’s der Baustoff.

All nouns ending in -stoff
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Building: Material that can be used in the production of buildings

[1] Bauwesen: Material, das bei der Herstellung von Bauwerken verwendet werden kann

Examples

[1] To build a house, you need many different building materials

[1] Um ein Haus zu errichten, benötigt man viele verschiedene Baustoffe.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Baustoff die Baustoffe
Genitiv des Baustoffes des Baustoffs der Baustoffe
Dativ dem Baustoff dem Baustoffe den Baustoffen
Akkusativ den Baustoff die Baustoffe

Pronunciation

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