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