Why is it der Nordrand?
Nordrand ends in -and, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 52% of -and nouns take das, 41% take der, and 7% take die. So learn it with its article: der Nordrand.
Which endings you can rely on der
Meaning
[1] Northern edge
[1] nördlicher RandExamples
[1] There are many lakes on the northern edge of the mountains
[1] Am Nordrand des Gebirges erstrecken sich viele Seen.
[1] "In the 19oon century, the northern edge of the deposit reached to Peru, the middle part was in Bolivia and the southern tip was in Chile."
[1] „Im 19. Jahrhundert reichte der Nordrand der Lagerstätte bis nach Peru herein, der mittlere Teil lag in Bolivien und die südliche Spitze lag in Chile.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Nordrand | die Nordränder |
| Genitiv | des Nordrandes des Nordrands | der Nordränder |
| Dativ | dem Nordrand dem Nordrande | den Nordrändern |
| Akkusativ | den Nordrand | die Nordränder |
Pronunciation
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