Short answer: Altstadt takes the article die (die Altstadt). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “old town” in English.
Altstadt: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Old town
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Altstadt take die?
Altstadt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Stadt → die Altstadt.
See the article rules →Altstadt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Altstadt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Altstadt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Altstadt |
More words ending in -stadt
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
