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