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