Katzenstreu: der, die or das?
dieKatzenstreu
Cat litter
Short answer: Katzenstreu takes the article die (die Katzenstreu). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “cat litter” in English.
Katzenstreu: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Cat litter
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Katzenstreu take die?
Katzenstreu is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Streu → die Katzenstreu.
See the article rules →Katzenstreu in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Katzenstreu |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Katzenstreu |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Katzenstreu |
More words ending in -streu
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
