Hybridauto: der, die or das?
dasHybridauto
Hybrid car
Short answer: Hybridauto takes the article das (das Hybridauto). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “hybrid car” in English.
Hybridauto: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Hybrid car
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Hybridauto take das?
Hybridauto is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Auto → das Hybridauto.
See the article rules →Hybridauto in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Hybridauto |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Hybridauto |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Hybridauto |
More words ending in -auto
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
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