Schwester: der, die or das?
dieSchwester
Sister
Short answer: Schwester takes the article die (die Schwester). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “sister” in English.
Schwester: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Sister
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Schwester take die?
Exception: most nouns ending in -er take der, but Schwester takes die. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Schwester in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Schwester |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Schwester |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Schwester |
