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