Breakdown of Die Wunschbibliothek ist in der Nähe.
sein
to be
in
in
die Nähe
the vicinity
die Wunschbibliothek
the preferred library
Questions & Answers about Die Wunschbibliothek ist in der Nähe.
Why does the sentence start with Die?
Die is the definite article meaning the.
In this sentence, Wunschbibliothek is a feminine singular noun, so the correct nominative article is die.
- der = masculine nominative
- die = feminine nominative
- das = neuter nominative
Because Wunschbibliothek is the subject of the sentence, it takes the nominative article: die.
Why is Wunschbibliothek feminine?
In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and compound nouns usually take the gender of the last part.
Here:
- Wunsch = wish / desired item
- Bibliothek = library
Since Bibliothek is feminine, the whole compound Wunschbibliothek is also feminine.
So:
- die Bibliothek
- die Wunschbibliothek
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