Felswand: der, die or das?
dieFelswand
Rock face
Short answer: Felswand takes the article die (die Felswand). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “rock face” in English.
Felswand: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Rock face
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Felswand take die?
Felswand is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Wand → die Felswand.
See the article rules →Felswand in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Felswand |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Felswand |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Felswand |
More words ending in -wand
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
