Short answer: Tagebuch takes the article das (das Tagebuch). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “diary” in English.
Tagebuch: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Diary
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Tagebuch take das?
Tagebuch is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Buch → das Tagebuch.
See the article rules →Tagebuch in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Tagebuch |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Tagebuch |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Tagebuch |
More words ending in -buch
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
