Mezzosopranistin: der, die or das?
dieMezzosopranistin
Mezzo-soprano
Short answer: Mezzosopranistin takes the article die (die Mezzosopranistin). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “mezzo-soprano” in English.
Mezzosopranistin: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Mezzo-soprano
- Topic
- Culture and arts
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Mezzosopranistin take die?
Mezzosopranistin is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Sopranistin → die Mezzosopranistin.
See the article rules →Mezzosopranistin in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Mezzosopranistin |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Mezzosopranistin |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Mezzosopranistin |
More words ending in -sopranistin
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
