Short answer: Gehäuse takes the article das (das Gehäuse). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “case” in English.
Gehäuse: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Case
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Advanced
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Gehäuse take das?
Exception: most nouns ending in -e take die, but Gehäuse takes das. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Gehäuse in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Gehäuse |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Gehäuse |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Gehäuse |
