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