Bügelbrett: der, die or das?
dasBügelbrett
Ironing board
Short answer: Bügelbrett takes the article das (das Bügelbrett). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “ironing board” in English.
Bügelbrett: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Ironing board
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Bügelbrett take das?
Bügelbrett is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Brett → das Bügelbrett.
See the article rules →Bügelbrett in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Bügelbrett |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Bügelbrett |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Bügelbrett |
More words ending in -brett
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
