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