Ehrenmitglied: der, die or das?
dasEhrenmitglied
Honorary member
Short answer: Ehrenmitglied takes the article das (das Ehrenmitglied). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “honorary member” in English.
Ehrenmitglied: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Honorary member
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Ehrenmitglied take das?
Ehrenmitglied is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Mitglied → das Ehrenmitglied.
See the article rules →Ehrenmitglied in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Ehrenmitglied |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Ehrenmitglied |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Ehrenmitglied |
More words ending in -mitglied
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
