Adoptivtochter: der, die or das?
dieAdoptivtochter
Adopted daughter
Short answer: Adoptivtochter takes the article die (die Adoptivtochter). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “adopted daughter” in English.
Adoptivtochter: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Adopted daughter
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Adoptivtochter take die?
Adoptivtochter is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Tochter → die Adoptivtochter.
See the article rules →Adoptivtochter in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Adoptivtochter |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Adoptivtochter |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Adoptivtochter |
More words ending in -tochter
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
