Distanz: der, die or das?
dieDistanz
Distance
Short answer: Distanz takes the article die (die Distanz). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “distance” in English.
Distanz: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Distance
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Distanz take die?
Nouns ending in -anz usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take die (100%).
See the article rules →Distanz in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Distanz |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Distanz |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Distanz |
