Short answer: Laufbahn takes the article die (die Laufbahn). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “career” in English.
Laufbahn: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Career
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Laufbahn take die?
No suffix rule covers Laufbahn, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Laufbahn as something red.
See the article rules →Laufbahn in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Laufbahn |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Laufbahn |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Laufbahn |
