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