Speicherplatz: der, die or das?
derSpeicherplatz
Storage space
Short answer: Speicherplatz takes the article der (der Speicherplatz). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “storage space” in English.
Speicherplatz: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Storage space
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Speicherplatz take der?
Speicherplatz is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Platz → der Speicherplatz.
See the article rules →Speicherplatz in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Speicherplatz |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Speicherplatz |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Speicherplatz |
More words ending in -platz
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
