Short answer: Flughafen takes the article der (der Flughafen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “airport” in English.
Flughafen: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Airport
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Flughafen take der?
Flughafen is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Hafen → der Flughafen.
See the article rules →Flughafen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Flughafen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Flughafen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Flughafen |
More words ending in -hafen
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
