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