Treppenhaus: der, die or das?
dasTreppenhaus
Stairwell
Short answer: Treppenhaus takes the article das (das Treppenhaus). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “stairwell” in English.
Treppenhaus: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Stairwell
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Treppenhaus take das?
Treppenhaus is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Haus → das Treppenhaus.
See the article rules →Treppenhaus in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Treppenhaus |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Treppenhaus |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Treppenhaus |
More words ending in -haus
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
