Das Kleid ist hübsch.

to be

Breakdown of Das Kleid ist hübsch.

• das Kleid: the dress
• hübsch: pretty

Questions & Answers about Das Kleid ist hübsch.

What does das mean here?

Here, das means the.

In Das Kleid ist hübsch, das Kleid = the dress.

A common point of confusion is that das can also mean that in other contexts, but in this sentence it is the definite article for the noun Kleid.

Why is it das Kleid and not der Kleid or die Kleid?

Because Kleid is a neuter noun in German.

German nouns have grammatical gender:

• der = masculine
• die = feminine
• das = neuter

So:

• das Kleid = the dress

The gender has to be learned with the noun, because it is not always predictable from the meaning.

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