Compound nouns: the last word decides
Warteraum 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 Raum, so der Warteraum.
der, die oder das Warteraum?
der Warteraum
It's der Warteraum. Warteraum is masculine, plural die Warteräume.
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- Plural
- die Warteräume
- Meaning
- waiting room
- In our course
- A1
- Offices & forms
Example
Warten Sie im Warteraum.
Wait in the waiting room.