Short answer: Rollfeld takes the article das (das Rollfeld). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “runway” in English.
Rollfeld: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Runway
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Rollfeld take das?
Rollfeld is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Feld → das Rollfeld.
See the article rules →Rollfeld in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Rollfeld |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Rollfeld |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Rollfeld |
More words ending in -feld
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
