Short answer: Blutbild takes the article das (das Blutbild). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “blood count” in English.
Blutbild: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Blood count
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Blutbild take das?
Blutbild is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Bild → das Blutbild.
See the article rules →Blutbild in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Blutbild |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Blutbild |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Blutbild |
More words ending in -bild
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

