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