Mietvertrag: der, die or das?
derMietvertrag
Rental agreement
Short answer: Mietvertrag takes the article der (der Mietvertrag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “rental agreement” in English.
Mietvertrag: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Rental agreement
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Mietvertrag take der?
Mietvertrag is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Vertrag → der Mietvertrag.
See the article rules →Mietvertrag in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Mietvertrag |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Mietvertrag |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Mietvertrag |
More words ending in -vertrag
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

