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Surfbrett: der, die or das?

dasSurfbrett

Surfboard

neutral · neuterTravelLevel: Intermediate

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

Surfbrett: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Surfboard
Topic
Travel
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Surfbrett take das?

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

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Surfbrett in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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