Short answer: Schiff takes the article das (das Schiff). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “ship” in English.
Schiff: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Ship
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Schiff take das?
No suffix rule covers Schiff, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Schiff as something green.
See the article rules →Schiff in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Schiff |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Schiff |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Schiff |
