Adressbuch: der, die or das?
dasAdressbuch
Address book
Short answer: Adressbuch takes the article das (das Adressbuch). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “address book” in English.
Adressbuch: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Address book
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Adressbuch take das?
Adressbuch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Buch → das Adressbuch.
See the article rules →Adressbuch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Adressbuch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Adressbuch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Adressbuch |
More words ending in -buch
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
