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