Vorbild: der, die or das?
dasVorbild
Exemplar
Short answer: Vorbild takes the article das (das Vorbild). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “exemplar” in English.
Vorbild: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Exemplar
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Vorbild take das?
Vorbild is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Bild → das Vorbild.
See the article rules →Vorbild in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Vorbild |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Vorbild |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Vorbild |
More words ending in -bild
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
