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check_circleWhat determines the article of compound nouns in German?

Hi everyone, I've been studying German for about 6 months and compound nouns are really confusing me when it comes to articles. For example: - **der S…

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visibility415 ViewsJjwilson·Feb 9, 2026

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Words that change meaning with a different article?

I just learned that "der See" means lake but "die See" means sea. Mind = blown. Apparently there are several German words like this where the article…

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visibility313 ViewsBbenj_97·Jan 11, 2026