Freundeskreis: der, die or das?
derFreundeskreis
Circle of friends
Short answer: Freundeskreis takes the article der (der Freundeskreis). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “circle of friends” in English.
Freundeskreis: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Circle of friends
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Freundeskreis take der?
Freundeskreis is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Kreis → der Freundeskreis.
See the article rules →Freundeskreis in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Freundeskreis |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Freundeskreis |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Freundeskreis |
More words ending in -kreis
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
