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