Why is it das Tabuthema?
Tabuthema is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Thema. So it’s das Tabuthema.
Meaning
[1] Topic that is not spoken about / not being spoken about
[1] Thema, über das nicht gesprochen wird / nicht gesprochen werden darfExamples
[1] "Tax would also have to increase, almost always if US presidents wanted to renovate state finances but this proposal has long since become a taboo subject on the conservative side."
[1] „Auch Steuern müssten steigen, so gut wie immer, wenn US-Präsidenten die Staatsfinanzen sanieren wollten. Doch dieser Vorschlag ist auf konservativer Seite längst zum Tabuthema geworden.“
[1] "It was a taboo topic for a long time, but the Euro finance ministers are also discussing a bankruptcy of Greece."
[1] „Lange war es ein Tabuthema. Doch nun diskutieren auch die Euro-Finanzminister eine Pleite Griechenlands.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "My origin, my family history is not a tabuth."
[1] „Meine Herkunft, meine Familiengeschichte sind keine Tabuthemen.“
[1] "Often the topic of the will and the legacy itself is a taboo subject in the family" "
[1] „Oft ist das Thema Testament und das Erbe selbst ein Tabuthema in der Familie.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Tabuthema | die Tabuthemen | die Tabuthemata |
| Genitiv | des Tabuthemas | der Tabuthemen | der Tabuthemata |
| Dativ | dem Tabuthema | den Tabuthemen | den Tabuthemata |
| Akkusativ | das Tabuthema | die Tabuthemen | die Tabuthemata |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary