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Dauerauftrag: der, die or das?

derDauerauftrag

Standing order

maskulin · masculineShopping and moneyLevel: Advanced

Short answer: Dauerauftrag takes the article der (der Dauerauftrag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “standing order” in English.

Dauerauftrag: word facts

Article
der
Gender
maskulin (masculine)
English
Standing order
Topic
Shopping and money
Yupo level
Advanced

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Why does Dauerauftrag take der?

Dauerauftrag is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Auftrag → der Dauerauftrag.

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Dauerauftrag in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?der Dauerauftrag
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?den Dauerauftrag
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Dauerauftrag

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