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Gasthof

der Gasthof

Gasthof is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Gasthöfe

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Gasthof?

Gasthof is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Hof. So it’s der Gasthof.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Gasthaus (mostly in the country), which, in addition to restaurant operations, also offers sleeping facilities to a smaller scale

[1] Gasthaus (meist auf dem Lande), das neben Restaurantbetrieb in kleinerem Umfang auch Schlafgelegenheiten bietet

Examples

[1] After their hike they searched in vain for an inn

[1] Nach ihrer Wanderung suchten sie vergeblich nach einem Gasthof.

[1] "The inn is not yet in business"

[1] „Der Gasthof ist noch nicht in Betrieb.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "When we reached the inn, it was already dark"

[1] „Als wir den Gasthof erreichten, war es bereits dunkel.“

[1] "On February 25th I arrived in the best inn Anconas when the night was broken."

[1] „Am 25. Februar traf ich bei Einbruch der Nacht im besten Gasthof Anconas ein.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Gasthof die Gasthöfe
Genitiv des Gasthofes des Gasthofs der Gasthöfe
Dativ dem Gasthof dem Gasthofe den Gasthöfen
Akkusativ den Gasthof die Gasthöfe

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