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Words

das Kompositum

In English: compound word

A word built from two or more words written together as one. The last part is the base: it decides the gender and the plural, while the first part carries the main stress.

Example: Das Kinderzimmer ist klein. (die Kinder + das Zimmer: the children's room)

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See also

das Fugen-s das Nomen / das Substantiv das Genus

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