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Metapher: der, die or das?

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Metaphor

feminin · feminineCulture and artsLevel: Intermediate

Short answer: Metapher takes the article die (die Metapher). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “metaphor” in English.

Metapher: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Metaphor
Topic
Culture and arts
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Metapher take die?

Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Metapher takes die. Learn it together with its article.

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Metapher in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?die Metapher
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?die Metapher
Dativindirect object: to whom?der Metapher

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