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