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