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