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Chefin: der, die or das?

dieChefin

Boss

feminin · feminineCareer and learningLevel: Beginner

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

Chefin: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Boss
Topic
Career and learning
Yupo level
Beginner

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Why does Chefin take die?

No suffix rule covers Chefin, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Chefin as something red.

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Chefin in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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