Möbelhaus: der, die or das?
dasMöbelhaus
Furniture store
Short answer: Möbelhaus takes the article das (das Möbelhaus). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “furniture store” in English.
Möbelhaus: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Furniture store
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Beginner
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Möbelhaus take das?
Möbelhaus is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Haus → das Möbelhaus.
See the article rules →Möbelhaus in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Möbelhaus |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Möbelhaus |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Möbelhaus |
More words ending in -haus
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
