Lernziel: der, die or das?
dasLernziel
Learning objective
Short answer: Lernziel takes the article das (das Lernziel). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “learning objective” in English.
Lernziel: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Learning objective
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Lernziel take das?
Lernziel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Ziel → das Lernziel.
See the article rules →Lernziel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Lernziel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Lernziel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Lernziel |
More words ending in -ziel
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
