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Gleichgewicht: der, die or das?

dasGleichgewicht

Balance

neutral · neuterBody and healthLevel: Intermediate

Short answer: Gleichgewicht takes the article das (das Gleichgewicht). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “balance” in English.

Gleichgewicht: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Balance
Topic
Body and health
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Gleichgewicht take das?

Gleichgewicht is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Gewicht → das Gleichgewicht.

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Gleichgewicht in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?das Gleichgewicht
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?das Gleichgewicht
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Gleichgewicht

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They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

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