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The article for

Zahnbürste

die Zahnbürste

Zahnbürste is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Zahnbürsten
English
toothbrush
Level
B1
Topic
Bathroom

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Why is it die Zahnbürste?

Zahnbürste is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Bürste. So it’s die Zahnbürste.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Brush to brush your teeth

[1] Bürste zum Putzen der Zähne

Examples

[1] After three months of use, you should replace your toothbrush.

[1] Nach drei Monaten Benutzung sollte man seine Zahnbürste austauschen.

[1] "She didn't tell anyone where she was going and only took a nightgown and her toothbrush with her." [1]

[1] „Sie sagte niemandem, wohin sie ging, und nahm nur ein Nachthemd und ihre Zahnbürste mit.“[1]
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "She puts down the toothbrush." [2]

[1] „Sie legt die Zahnbürste nieder.“[2]

[1] "I turned around, took my toothbrush, held the tube over it and squeezed ." [3]

[1] „Ich drehte mich um, nahm meine Zahnbürste, hielt die Tube drüber und quetschte.“[3]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Zahnbürste die Zahnbürsten
Genitiv der Zahnbürste der Zahnbürsten
Dativ der Zahnbürste den Zahnbürsten
Akkusativ die Zahnbürste die Zahnbürsten

Pronunciation

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