Forming the Compound Nouns

In German, we often form the compound nouns: assemble two single words into a new, longer word.

Here are the main rules you need to know about forming compound nouns.

Types of Compound Nouns

Rule 1: There are several ways to create a compound noun in German. You can use the following types of speech:

Rule 2: As you can see, the last part of the compound noun always determines the gender and the number of the whole word.

Forming Compound Nouns

Rule 3: We can create compound nouns using three ways: