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