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Fata Morgana: der, die or das?

dieFata Morgana

Mirage

feminin · feminineTravelLevel: Advanced

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

Fata Morgana: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Mirage
Topic
Travel
Yupo level
Advanced

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Why does Fata Morgana take die?

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

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Remember it by color

In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Fata Morgana as something red.

Always say and write the word with its article: not “Fata Morgana” but “die Fata Morgana”.

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