Geröllhang: der, die or das?
derGeröllhang
Scree slope
Short answer: Geröllhang takes the article der (der Geröllhang). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “scree slope” in English.
Geröllhang: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Scree slope
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Geröllhang take der?
Geröllhang is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Hang → der Geröllhang.
See the article rules →Geröllhang in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Geröllhang |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Geröllhang |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Geröllhang |
More words ending in -hang
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
