Short answer: Thema takes the article das (das Thema). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “topic” in English.
Thema: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Topic
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Thema take das?
No suffix rule covers Thema, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Thema as something green.
See the article rules →Thema in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Thema |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Thema |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Thema |
