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