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