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