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