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