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