Short answer: Ferienhaus takes the article das (das Ferienhaus). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “holiday home” in English.
Ferienhaus: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Holiday home
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Ferienhaus take das?
Ferienhaus is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Haus → das Ferienhaus.
See the article rules →Ferienhaus in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Ferienhaus |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Ferienhaus |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Ferienhaus |
More words ending in -haus
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
