Musteranschreiben: der, die or das?
dasMusteranschreiben
Cover letter sample
Short answer: Musteranschreiben takes the article das (das Musteranschreiben). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “cover letter sample” in English.
Musteranschreiben: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Cover letter sample
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Musteranschreiben take das?
Musteranschreiben is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Anschreiben → das Musteranschreiben.
See the article rules →Musteranschreiben in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Musteranschreiben |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Musteranschreiben |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Musteranschreiben |
More words ending in -anschreiben
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
