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