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