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