Short answer: Maus takes the article die (die Maus). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “mouse” in English.
Maus: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Mouse
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Beginner
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Maus take die?
No suffix rule covers Maus, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Maus as something red.
See the article rules →Maus in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Maus |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Maus |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Maus |
