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