Short answer: Augenbraue takes the article die (die Augenbraue). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “eyebrow” in English.
Augenbraue: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Eyebrow
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Augenbraue take die?
Augenbraue is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Aue → die Augenbraue.
See the article rules →Augenbraue in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Augenbraue |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Augenbraue |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Augenbraue |
More words ending in -aue
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
