What does Herrenabteilung mean in English?

In English, die Herrenabteilung means “menswear department”.

What are the accusative and dative forms of Herrenabteilung?

Nominative: die Herrenabteilung. Accusative: die Herrenabteilung. Dative: der Herrenabteilung.

Herrenabteilung: der, die or das?

dieHerrenabteilung

Menswear department

feminin · feminineShopping and moneyLevel: Beginner

Short answer: Herrenabteilung takes the article die (die Herrenabteilung). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “menswear department” in English.

Herrenabteilung: word facts

Article: die
Gender: feminin (feminine)
English: Menswear department
Topic: Shopping and money
Yupo level: Beginner

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Why does Herrenabteilung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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Herrenabteilung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?	die Herrenabteilung
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?	die Herrenabteilung
Dativindirect object: to whom?	der Herrenabteilung