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