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