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