Nachtkino: der, die or das?
dasNachtkino
Night cinema
Short answer: Nachtkino takes the article das (das Nachtkino). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “night cinema” in English.
Nachtkino: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Night cinema
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Nachtkino take das?
Nachtkino is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Kino → das Nachtkino.
See the article rules →Nachtkino in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Nachtkino |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Nachtkino |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Nachtkino |
More words ending in -kino
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
