Compound nouns: the last word decides
Familienname 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 Name, so der Familienname.
der, die oder das Familienname?
der Familienname
It's der Familienname. Familienname is masculine, plural die Familiennamen.
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- Plural
- die Familiennamen
- Meaning
- surname
- In our course
- A1
- Greetings & introductions
Example
Mein Familienname ist Khan.
My surname is Khan.