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