Autohaus: der, die or das?
dasAutohaus
Car dealership
Short answer: Autohaus takes the article das (das Autohaus). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “car dealership” in English.
Autohaus: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Car dealership
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Autohaus take das?
Autohaus is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Haus → das Autohaus.
See the article rules →Autohaus in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Autohaus |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Autohaus |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Autohaus |
More words ending in -haus
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
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