Short answer: Emoji takes the article das (das Emoji). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “emoji” in English.
Emoji: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Emoji
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Beginner
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Emoji take das?
No suffix rule covers Emoji, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Emoji as something green.
See the article rules →Emoji in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Emoji |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Emoji |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Emoji |
