Short answer: Gasthof takes the article der (der Gasthof). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “inn” in English.
Gasthof: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Inn
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Gasthof take der?
No suffix rule covers Gasthof, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Gasthof as something blue.
See the article rules →Gasthof in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Gasthof |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Gasthof |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Gasthof |
