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