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Handschuhfach: der, die or das?

dasHandschuhfach

Glove box

neutral · neuterCity and transportLevel: Intermediate

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

Handschuhfach: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Glove box
Topic
City and transport
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Handschuhfach take das?

No suffix rule covers Handschuhfach, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Handschuhfach as something green.

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Handschuhfach in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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