Altersteilzeit: der, die or das?
dieAltersteilzeit
Partial retirement
Short answer: Altersteilzeit takes the article die (die Altersteilzeit). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “partial retirement” in English.
Altersteilzeit: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Partial retirement
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Altersteilzeit take die?
Altersteilzeit is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Teilzeit → die Altersteilzeit.
See the article rules →Altersteilzeit in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Altersteilzeit |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Altersteilzeit |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Altersteilzeit |
More words ending in -teilzeit
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
