Putzfrau: der, die or das?
diePutzfrau
Cleaning lady
Short answer: Putzfrau takes the article die (die Putzfrau). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “cleaning lady” in English.
Putzfrau: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Cleaning lady
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Putzfrau take die?
Putzfrau is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Frau → die Putzfrau.
See the article rules →Putzfrau in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Putzfrau |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Putzfrau |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Putzfrau |
More words ending in -frau
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
