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