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