Short answer: Wechselkurs takes the article der (der Wechselkurs). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “exchange rate” in English.
Wechselkurs: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Exchange rate
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
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Why does Wechselkurs take der?
Wechselkurs is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Kurs → der Wechselkurs.
See the article rules →Wechselkurs in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Wechselkurs |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Wechselkurs |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Wechselkurs |
More words ending in -kurs
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
