Compound nouns: the last word decides
Herkunftsland 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 Land, so das Herkunftsland.
der, die oder das Herkunftsland?
das Herkunftsland
It's das Herkunftsland. Herkunftsland is neuter, plural die Herkunftsländer.
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- Plural
- die Herkunftsländer
- Meaning
- country of origin
- In our course
- A1
- Greetings & introductions
Example
Mein Herkunftsland ist Pakistan.
My country of origin is Pakistan.