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