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Raubtier: der, die or das?

dasRaubtier

Predator

neutral · neuterNature and the outdoorsLevel: Intermediate

Short answer: Raubtier takes the article das (das Raubtier). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “predator” in English.

Raubtier: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Predator
Topic
Nature and the outdoors
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Raubtier take das?

Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Raubtier takes das. Learn it together with its article.

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Raubtier in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?das Raubtier
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?das Raubtier
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Raubtier

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