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