Altersheim: der, die or das?
dasAltersheim
Retirement home
Short answer: Altersheim takes the article das (das Altersheim). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “retirement home” in English.
Altersheim: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Retirement home
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Altersheim take das?
Altersheim is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Heim → das Altersheim.
See the article rules →Altersheim in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Altersheim |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Altersheim |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Altersheim |
More words ending in -heim
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
