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