Marmeladenglas: der, die or das?
dasMarmeladenglas
Jam jar
Short answer: Marmeladenglas takes the article das (das Marmeladenglas). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “jam jar” in English.
Marmeladenglas: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Jam jar
- Topic
- Food and drink
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Marmeladenglas take das?
Marmeladenglas is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Glas → das Marmeladenglas.
See the article rules →Marmeladenglas in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Marmeladenglas |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Marmeladenglas |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Marmeladenglas |
More words ending in -glas
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
