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