Merkblatt: der, die or das?
dasMerkblatt
Information sheet
Short answer: Merkblatt takes the article das (das Merkblatt). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “information sheet” in English.
Merkblatt: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Information sheet
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Merkblatt take das?
Merkblatt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Blatt → das Merkblatt.
See the article rules →Merkblatt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Merkblatt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Merkblatt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Merkblatt |
More words ending in -blatt
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
