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