Short answer: Süden takes the article der (der Süden). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “south” in English.
Süden: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- South
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Süden take der?
No suffix rule covers Süden, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Süden as something blue.
See the article rules →Süden in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Süden |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Süden |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Süden |
