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