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