Short answer: Auge takes the article das (das Auge). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “eye” in English.
Auge: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Eye
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Auge take das?
Exception: most nouns ending in -e take die, but Auge takes das. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Auge in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Auge |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Auge |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Auge |
