Fernsehprogramm: der, die or das?
dasFernsehprogramm
TV schedule
Short answer: Fernsehprogramm takes the article das (das Fernsehprogramm). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “TV schedule” in English.
Fernsehprogramm: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- TV schedule
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Fernsehprogramm take das?
Fernsehprogramm is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Programm → das Fernsehprogramm.
See the article rules →Fernsehprogramm in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Fernsehprogramm |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Fernsehprogramm |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Fernsehprogramm |
More words ending in -programm
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
