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