Patin: der, die or das?
diePatin
Godmother
Short answer: Patin takes the article die (die Patin). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “godmother” in English.
Patin: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Godmother
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Patin take die?
No suffix rule covers Patin, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Patin as something red.
See the article rules →Patin in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Patin |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Patin |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Patin |
