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