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