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Articles for compound words
I was wondering, in compound words or "complex" ones, let's say, do the article matches with its last word?
For example, "Kontrollakt". It's made of Kontrolle + Akt, the former being "die", and the ...
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Verwendung von “zum” vs. “zu dem”
Gibt es noch mehr Regeln als die folgenden, wann nur die Kontraktion und wann nur die expandierte Form verwendet werden kann?
1. Wenn auf das "dem" eine Satzgruppe folgt, kann nicht kontrahiert ...
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Why is “der” used for both male nominative and female dative?
Der Mann hilft der Frau.
Why is the same definite article used for male nouns in nominative and female nouns in dative? Is there a deep connection, or just a coincidence? Have they always been ...
