Körpersprache: der, die or das?
dieKörpersprache
Body language
Short answer: Körpersprache takes the article die (die Körpersprache). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “body language” in English.
Körpersprache: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Body language
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Körpersprache take die?
Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).
See the article rules →Körpersprache in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Körpersprache |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Körpersprache |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Körpersprache |
