Why is it das Album?
Album ends in -um, and most nouns ending in -um are neuter: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take das.
All nouns ending in -umMeaning
[1] container, originally in book form, which can contain several collective objects
[1] Behältnis, ursprünglich in Buchform, das mehrere Sammelobjekte enthalten kann[2] Compilation of several pieces of music of an interpreter
[2] Zusammenstellung mehrerer Musikstücke eines InterpretenExamples
[1] I would be happy to show you the vacation pictures, I'll get the album quickly
[1] Ich zeige dir gerne die Urlaubsbilder, ich hole schnell das Album.
[1] "Since the field post was censored, we knew that many of their families in Germany sent these photos, some even in the form of small albums, decorated with capacity ..."
[1] „Da die Feldpost zensiert wurde, wussten wir, dass viele ihren Familien in Deutschland diese Fotos schickten, einige sogar in Gestalt kleiner Alben, mit Bildunterschriften geschmückt…“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Helena was able to go to these albums for hours"
[1] „Helena konnte sich stundenlang in diese Alben vertiefen.“
[1] "It would take days for all brands to find their place in the albums again"
[1] „Es würde Tage dauern, bis alle Marken wieder ihren Platz in den Alben gefunden hätten.“
[2] The Beatles' "White Album" was a great success and was sold millions of times
[2] Das „weiße Album“ der Beatles war ein großer Erfolg und wurde millionenfach verkauft.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Album | die Alben |
| Genitiv | des Albums | der Alben |
| Dativ | dem Album | den Alben |
| Akkusativ | das Album | die Alben |
Pronunciation
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