Compound nouns: the last word decides
Erdgeschoss das
Always In 98.9% of 6,721 common compound nouns, the article comes from the last word.
The last part decides the article: das Geschoss, so das Erdgeschoss.
der, die oder das Erdgeschoss?
das Erdgeschoss
It's das Erdgeschoss. Erdgeschoss is neuter, plural die Erdgeschosse.
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- Plural
- die Erdgeschosse
- Meaning
- ground floor
- In our course
- A1
- Home & flat hunting
Example
Die Wohnung ist im Erdgeschoss.
The flat is on the ground floor.