Naturschutzgebiet: der, die or das?
dasNaturschutzgebiet
Nature reserve
Short answer: Naturschutzgebiet takes the article das (das Naturschutzgebiet). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “nature reserve” in English.
Naturschutzgebiet: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Nature reserve
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Naturschutzgebiet take das?
Naturschutzgebiet is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Gebiet → das Naturschutzgebiet.
See the article rules →Naturschutzgebiet in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Naturschutzgebiet |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Naturschutzgebiet |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Naturschutzgebiet |
More words ending in -gebiet
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
