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