Korallenriff: der, die or das?
dasKorallenriff
Coral reef
Short answer: Korallenriff takes the article das (das Korallenriff). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “coral reef” in English.
Korallenriff: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Coral reef
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Korallenriff take das?
Korallenriff is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Riff → das Korallenriff.
See the article rules →Korallenriff in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Korallenriff |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Korallenriff |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Korallenriff |
More words ending in -riff
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
