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