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