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

