Fledermaus: der, die or das?
dieFledermaus
Bat
Short answer: Fledermaus takes the article die (die Fledermaus). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “bat” in English.
Fledermaus: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Bat
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Fledermaus take die?
Fledermaus is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Maus → die Fledermaus.
See the article rules →Fledermaus in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Fledermaus |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Fledermaus |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Fledermaus |
More words ending in -maus
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
