Compound nouns: the last word decides
Krankenhaus 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 Haus, so das Krankenhaus.
der, die oder das Krankenhaus?
das Krankenhaus
It's das Krankenhaus. Krankenhaus is neuter, plural die Krankenhäuser.
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- Plural
- die Krankenhäuser
- Meaning
- hospital
- In our course
- A1
- City & transport
Example
Das Krankenhaus ist groß.
The hospital is big.
Ich muss ins Krankenhaus.
I have to go to the hospital.