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