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The article for

Nordosten

der Nordosten

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

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it der Nordosten?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] mostly without an article: the side sky direction that lies opposite the southwest and between north and east

[1] meist ohne Artikel: die Nebenhimmelsrichtung, die dem Südwesten gegenüber und zwischen Norden und Osten liegt

[2] The part of a area lying from the center in this direction

[2] der von der Mitte aus in dieser Richtung liegende Teil eines Gebiets

Examples

[1] The path turns northeast

[1] Der Weg biegt nach Nordosten ab.

[1] "Leiser Thursday soaked from the northeast"

[1] „Aus Nordosten erdröhnte leiser Donner.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] His grandparents were migrated from the northeast

[2] Seine Großeltern waren aus dem Nordosten eingewandert.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Nordosten —
Genitiv des Nordostens —
Dativ dem Nordosten —
Akkusativ den Nordosten —

Pronunciation

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