Short answer: Unkraut takes the article das (das Unkraut). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “weeds” in English.
Unkraut: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Weeds
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Unkraut take das?
No suffix rule covers Unkraut, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Unkraut as something green.
See the article rules →Unkraut in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Unkraut |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Unkraut |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Unkraut |
