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