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