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Questions & Answers about Der Dateiname ist falsch, deshalb finde ich das Dokument nicht.
Why are Dateiname and Dokument capitalized?
In German, all nouns are capitalized, not just proper names. So Dateiname, Dokument, Datei, and Name all begin with a capital letter.
What kind of word is Dateiname?
Dateiname is a compound noun made from Datei + Name.
German very often combines nouns into one word. The last part is especially important, because it tells you the basic type of thing it is. A Dateiname is literally a kind of Name.
Why is it der Dateiname even though Datei is feminine?
In German compound nouns, the last element determines the gender.
- die Datei = feminine
- der Name = masculine
- der Dateiname = masculine
So even though Datei is feminine, the whole compound is masculine because Name is the final part.
Why is it das Dokument? What case is it here?