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