Why is it das Hostel?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Hostel, so learn the two together: das Hostel.
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Meaning
[1] Simple, inexpensive hotel
[1] einfaches, preisgünstiges HotelExamples
[1] "A good place to understand that was the roof of my hostel"
[1] „Ein guter Ort, um das zu begreifen, war das Dach meines Hostels.“
[1] "Less than a hundred meters from her hostel, there was sung shop where they drank coffee in the morning, because this shop opened earlier than the café"
[1] „Keine hundert Meter von ihrem Hostel entfernt lag Sungs Laden, wo sie morgens Kaffee tranken, denn dieser Laden machte früher auf als die Cafés.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Hostel | die Hostels |
| Genitiv | des Hostels | der Hostels |
| Dativ | dem Hostel | den Hostels |
| Akkusativ | das Hostel | die Hostels |
Pronunciation
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