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