Leihmutter: der, die or das?
dieLeihmutter
Surrogate mother
Short answer: Leihmutter takes the article die (die Leihmutter). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “surrogate mother” in English.
Leihmutter: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Surrogate mother
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Leihmutter take die?
Leihmutter is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Mutter → die Leihmutter.
See the article rules →Leihmutter in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Leihmutter |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Leihmutter |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Leihmutter |
More words ending in -mutter
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
