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