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