Short answer: Alphorn takes the article das (das Alphorn). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “alphorn” in English.
Alphorn: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Alphorn
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Alphorn take das?
Alphorn is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Horn → das Alphorn.
See the article rules →Alphorn in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Alphorn |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Alphorn |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Alphorn |
More words ending in -horn
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
