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