Tempolimit: der, die or das?
dasTempolimit
Speed limit
Short answer: Tempolimit takes the article das (das Tempolimit). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “speed limit” in English.
Tempolimit: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Speed limit
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Tempolimit take das?
Tempolimit is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Limit → das Tempolimit.
See the article rules →Tempolimit in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Tempolimit |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Tempolimit |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Tempolimit |
More words ending in -limit
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
