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