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