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