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