Kondolenzbuch: der, die or das?
dasKondolenzbuch
Book of condolence
Short answer: Kondolenzbuch takes the article das (das Kondolenzbuch). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “book of condolence” in English.
Kondolenzbuch: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Book of condolence
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Kondolenzbuch take das?
Kondolenzbuch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Buch → das Kondolenzbuch.
See the article rules →Kondolenzbuch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Kondolenzbuch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Kondolenzbuch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kondolenzbuch |
More words ending in -buch
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
