Kreuzworträtsel: der, die or das?
dasKreuzworträtsel
Crossword
Short answer: Kreuzworträtsel takes the article das (das Kreuzworträtsel). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “crossword” in English.
Kreuzworträtsel: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Crossword
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Kreuzworträtsel take das?
No suffix rule covers Kreuzworträtsel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Kreuzworträtsel as something green.
See the article rules →Kreuzworträtsel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Kreuzworträtsel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Kreuzworträtsel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kreuzworträtsel |
