Fundbüro: der, die or das?
dasFundbüro
Lost and found
Short answer: Fundbüro takes the article das (das Fundbüro). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “lost and found” in English.
Fundbüro: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Lost and found
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Fundbüro take das?
Fundbüro is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Büro → das Fundbüro.
See the article rules →Fundbüro in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Fundbüro |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Fundbüro |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Fundbüro |
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They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
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