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