Compound nouns: the last word decides
Mittag 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 Tag, so der Mittag.
der, die oder das Mittag?
der Mittag
It's der Mittag. Mittag is masculine, plural die Mittage.
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- Plural
- die Mittage
- Meaning
- noon
- In our course
- A1
- Daily routine
Example
Um Mittag esse ich.
At noon I eat.