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The article for

Novum

das Novum

Novum is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Nova

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Why is it das Novum?

Novum ends in -um, and most nouns ending in -um are neuter: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -um
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] A novelty in a certain area or area that has never been there before

[1] eine Neuheit in einem bestimmten Bereich oder Gebiet, die noch nie vorher da gewesen ist

Examples

[1] The formation of a coalition government was a novelty for our country

[1] Die Bildung einer Koalitionsregierung war für unser Land ein Novum.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Novum die Nova
Genitiv des Novums der Nova
Dativ dem Novum den Nova
Akkusativ das Novum die Nova

Pronunciation

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