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Why is the definite article Der used before Flughafen?
Flughafen is a masculine noun in German, so in the nominative case it takes the masculine definite article der.
Why is Flughafen capitalized?
All German nouns are always capitalized, regardless of their position in a sentence.
Why doesn’t modern have an ending like -e or -en?
After a linking verb such as sein, adjectives remain uninflected (they stay in their base form).
What case is Der Flughafen in?
It’s in the nominative case because it functions as the grammatical subject of the sentence.
Why is the verb ist placed in the second position?
German main clauses follow the Verb‑Second (V2) rule: the finite verb must occupy the second slot in the sentence.
How do you pronounce Flughafen?
It’s pronounced [fluːkˈhaːfən]. The “u” is long [uː], the “g” is [k], and the “h” indicates lengthening of the following vowel.