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