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