Short answer: Volkslied takes the article das (das Volkslied). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “folk song” in English.
Volkslied: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Folk song
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Volkslied take das?
Volkslied is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Lied → das Volkslied.
See the article rules →Volkslied in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Volkslied |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Volkslied |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Volkslied |
More words ending in -lied
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
