Lohnsteuer: der, die or das?
dieLohnsteuer
Wage tax
Short answer: Lohnsteuer takes the article die (die Lohnsteuer). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “wage tax” in English.
Lohnsteuer: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Wage tax
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Lohnsteuer take die?
Lohnsteuer is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Steuer → die Lohnsteuer.
See the article rules →Lohnsteuer in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Lohnsteuer |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Lohnsteuer |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Lohnsteuer |
More words ending in -steuer
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
