Innenstadt: der, die or das?
dieInnenstadt
City centre
Short answer: Innenstadt takes the article die (die Innenstadt). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “city centre” in English.
Innenstadt: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- City centre
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Innenstadt take die?
Innenstadt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Stadt → die Innenstadt.
See the article rules →Innenstadt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Innenstadt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Innenstadt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Innenstadt |
More words ending in -stadt
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
