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Auster: der, die or das?

dieAuster

Oyster

feminin · feminineFood and drinkLevel: Beginner

Short answer: Auster takes the article die (die Auster). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “oyster” in English.

Auster: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Oyster
Topic
Food and drink
Yupo level
Beginner

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Why does Auster take die?

Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Auster takes die. Learn it together with its article.

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Auster in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?die Auster
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?die Auster
Dativindirect object: to whom?der Auster

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