Why is it das Motel?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Motel, so learn the two together: das Motel.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] system with rentable apartments on motorways

[1] Anlage mit mietbaren Appartements an Autobahnen

Examples

[1] "After all, the fatigue forced me to hold on a pretty motel"

[1] „Schließlich zwang mich die Müdigkeit, an einem hübschen Motel zu halten.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Motel die Motels
Genitiv des Motels der Motels
Dativ dem Motel den Motels
Akkusativ das Motel die Motels

Pronunciation

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