Short answer: Kinderbett takes the article das (das Kinderbett). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “cot” in English.
Kinderbett: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Cot
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Kinderbett take das?
Kinderbett is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Bett → das Kinderbett.
See the article rules →Kinderbett in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Kinderbett |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Kinderbett |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kinderbett |
More words ending in -bett
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
