Short answer: Hotelstern takes the article der (der Hotelstern). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “hotel star” in English.
Hotelstern: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Hotel star
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Hotelstern take der?
Hotelstern is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Stern → der Hotelstern.
See the article rules →Hotelstern in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Hotelstern |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Hotelstern |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Hotelstern |
More words ending in -stern
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
