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