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Enkelin: der, die or das?

dieEnkelin

Granddaughter

feminin · feminineRelationships and communityLevel: Beginner

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

Enkelin: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Granddaughter
Topic
Relationships and community
Yupo level
Beginner

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Why does Enkelin take die?

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

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Enkelin in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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