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