Short answer: Semester takes the article das (das Semester). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “semester” in English.
Semester: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Semester
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Semester take das?
Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Semester takes das. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Semester in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Semester |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Semester |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Semester |
