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