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