Short answer: Skelett takes the article das (das Skelett). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “skeleton” in English.
Skelett: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Skeleton
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Skelett take das?
Nouns ending in -ett usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take das (100%).
See the article rules →Skelett in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Skelett |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Skelett |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Skelett |
