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