Hörsaal: der, die or das?
derHörsaal
Lecture hall
Short answer: Hörsaal takes the article der (der Hörsaal). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “lecture hall” in English.
Hörsaal: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Lecture hall
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Hörsaal take der?
Hörsaal is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Aal → der Hörsaal.
See the article rules →Hörsaal in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Hörsaal |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Hörsaal |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Hörsaal |
More words ending in -aal
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
