Compound nouns: the last word decides
Bahnhof der
Always In 98.9% of 6,721 common compound nouns, the article comes from the last word.
The last part decides the article: der Hof, so der Bahnhof.
der Bahnhof
It's der Bahnhof. Bahnhof is masculine, plural die Bahnhöfe.
Der Bahnhof ist nicht weit.
The station isn't far.
Bahnhof der
Always In 98.9% of 6,721 common compound nouns, the article comes from the last word.
The last part decides the article: der Hof, so der Bahnhof.