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