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