🧩 Compounds
German Compound Words Explained with LEGO Bricks — Handschuh Kühlschrank
German compound words (Komposita) are formed by stacking nouns — the last word is always the main category, and words before it describe or modify it. The compound takes the article of the last word. Handschuh: Hand + Schuh (shoe) = das Handschuh? No — der Schuh → der Handschuh. This system lets German create new words freely without inventing new vocabulary. The LEGO analogy: each word is a brick that snaps onto the next.
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German stacks words like LEGO! 🧩 Hand + Schuh = Handschuh (glove = "hand shoe"). Kühl + Schrank = Kühlschrank (fridge = "cool cabinet"). Flug + Zeug = Flugzeug (airplane = "fly thing"). The LAST word is always the main thing! #GermanCompounds #CrackGerman
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