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