Short answer: Gepäckstück takes the article das (das Gepäckstück). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “piece of luggage” in English.
Gepäckstück: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Piece of luggage
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Gepäckstück take das?
Gepäckstück is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Stück → das Gepäckstück.
See the article rules →Gepäckstück in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Gepäckstück |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Gepäckstück |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Gepäckstück |
More words ending in -stück
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
