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