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Salzwüste: der, die or das?

dieSalzwüste

Salt desert

feminin · feminineNature and the outdoorsLevel: Advanced

Short answer: Salzwüste takes the article die (die Salzwüste). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “salt desert” in English.

Salzwüste: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Salt desert
Topic
Nature and the outdoors
Yupo level
Advanced

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Why does Salzwüste take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 583 of 607 such words take die (96%).

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Salzwüste in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?die Salzwüste
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?die Salzwüste
Dativindirect object: to whom?der Salzwüste

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