Halbinsel: der, die or das?
dieHalbinsel
Peninsula
Short answer: Halbinsel takes the article die (die Halbinsel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “peninsula” in English.
Halbinsel: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Peninsula
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Halbinsel take die?
Halbinsel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Insel → die Halbinsel.
See the article rules →Halbinsel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Halbinsel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Halbinsel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Halbinsel |
More words ending in -insel
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
