Short answer: Brett takes the article das (das Brett). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “plank” in English.
Brett: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Plank
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Brett take das?
No suffix rule covers Brett, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Brett as something green.
See the article rules →Brett in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Brett |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Brett |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Brett |
