Short answer: Publikum takes the article das (das Publikum). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “audience” in English.
Publikum: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Audience
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Publikum take das?
Nouns ending in -um usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 18 of 18 such words take das (100%).
See the article rules →Publikum in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Publikum |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Publikum |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Publikum |
