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