Word
Das Fenster ist geöffnet.
Meaning
The window is open.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
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Questions & Answers about Das Fenster ist geöffnet.
Why is it das Fenster and not der Fenster or die Fenster?
Because Fenster is a neuter noun in German, and the singular nominative article for neuter nouns is das.
- der = masculine
- die = feminine
- das = neuter
So the dictionary form is das Fenster.
Note that die Fenster does exist, but that would be plural: the windows.
What case is das Fenster in here?
It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.
A quick way to see that:
- What is opened / is open? → Das Fenster
So das Fenster is the thing the sentence is about, which makes it the subject.
Why do we say ist geöffnet instead of just öffnet?