Lesezeichen: der, die or das?
dasLesezeichen
Bookmark
Short answer: Lesezeichen takes the article das (das Lesezeichen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “bookmark” in English.
Lesezeichen: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Bookmark
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Lesezeichen take das?
Nouns ending in -chen (diminutive) usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 17 of 19 such words take das (89%).
See the article rules →Lesezeichen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Lesezeichen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Lesezeichen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Lesezeichen |
