Compound nouns: the last word decides
Familienstand 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 Stand, so der Familienstand.
der, die oder das Familienstand?
der Familienstand
It's der Familienstand. Familienstand is masculine.
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- Plural
- No plural
- Used in the singular
- Meaning
- marital status
- In our course
- A1
- Offices & forms
Example
Familienstand: verheiratet
Marital status: married