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