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