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