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