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