Abschiedsessen: der, die or das?
dasAbschiedsessen
Farewell dinner
Short answer: Abschiedsessen takes the article das (das Abschiedsessen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “farewell dinner” in English.
Abschiedsessen: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Farewell dinner
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Abschiedsessen take das?
No suffix rule covers Abschiedsessen, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Abschiedsessen as something green.
See the article rules →Abschiedsessen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Abschiedsessen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Abschiedsessen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Abschiedsessen |

