Löschtaste: der, die or das?
dieLöschtaste
Delete key
Short answer: Löschtaste takes the article die (die Löschtaste). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “delete key” in English.
Löschtaste: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Delete key
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Löschtaste take die?
Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).
See the article rules →Löschtaste in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Löschtaste |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Löschtaste |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Löschtaste |
