Short answer: Luftbett takes the article das (das Luftbett). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “airbed” in English.
Luftbett: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Airbed
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Luftbett take das?
Luftbett is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Bett → das Luftbett.
See the article rules →Luftbett in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Luftbett |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Luftbett |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Luftbett |
More words ending in -bett
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
