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Stoppschild: der, die or das?

dasStoppschild

Stop sign

neutral · neuterCity and transportLevel: Beginner

Short answer: Stoppschild takes the article das (das Stoppschild). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “stop sign” in English.

Stoppschild: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Stop sign
Topic
City and transport
Yupo level
Beginner

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Why does Stoppschild take das?

No suffix rule covers Stoppschild, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Stoppschild as something green.

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Stoppschild in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?das Stoppschild
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?das Stoppschild
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Stoppschild

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