Feiertag: der, die or das?
derFeiertag
Holiday
Short answer: Feiertag takes the article der (der Feiertag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “holiday” in English.
Feiertag: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Holiday
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Feiertag take der?
Feiertag is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Tag → der Feiertag.
See the article rules →Feiertag in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Feiertag |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Feiertag |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Feiertag |
More words ending in -tag
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
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