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